VCE Psych Unit 2 AOS 2

Person perception is:

• the process of forming ideas about others.

• the ideas or concepts that help us to organise information into categories or groups.

• not influenced by appearance

• unbiased.

What are the two types of attribution?

• personal and situational

• personal and social

• fundamental and situational

• social and situational

Stereotypes can be positive or negative

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.6

The 3 components of attitude are:

• thoughts, cognitive and affective

• feeling, affective and actions

• cognitive, attitude and bias

• cognitive, affective and behavioural

Donating money to Cancer Council Australia would be demonstrating which component of an attitude?

• Affective

• Behavioural

• Cognitive

• Dissonance

Charlie HATES rap music and thinks it's a waste of time. When his friend invites him to a rap music concert, he buys a front row ticket. This is an example of:

• person perception

• cognitive dissonance

• affective disorder

• stereotyping

Prejudice is ________________, while discrimination is ________________.

• an attitude; a behaviour

• an opinion; a judgement

• social; personal

• a behaviour; a norm

Claire and Peter have been working for the same employer for 10 years doing the same job. Claire earns $7,000 less than Peter. This is an example of:

• stereotype

• prejudice

• discrimination

• judgement

Which is not a main characteristic of a group?

• two or more people

• minimal interaction between members

• share a common goal

• influence and interaction between members

Status refers to:

• a person's position in the hierarchy of a group

• whether they are married or not

• the shared purpose of a group

• the role a person plays