U2AOS1 Ch7 Social Cognition

Social psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on:

• Individual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

• Understanding cognitive and emotional states

• Interpreting the behaviors of others

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a component of social

cognition?

• understanding other people’s cognitive or

  emotional states

• carrying out behaviours that take into

  consideration the goals and needs of ourselves and

  others

• understanding our behaviour when we’re alone

• the detection of facial expressions and emotional

  responses

Liam has driven a car for 20 years. One night while he

was driving, torrential rain began falling, causing Liam

to skid and smash into a pole. Liam’s behaviour is likely

to be attributed to

• internal attributions.

• cognitive dissonance.

• external attributions.

• the fundamental attribution error.

Ben believes that ‘all P-plate drivers are hoons’. Ben’s

statement is an example of

• false-consensus bias.

• affect heuristic.

• stereotyping.

• the behavioural component of an attitude.

Which of the following statements regarding the

tri-component model of attitudes is not correct?

• The affective component attempts to explain how

  we feel about a person, object, event or issue.

• The cognitive component attempts to explain how

  we feel about a person, object, event or issue.

• The behavioural component attempts to explain

  the way we act due to our attitudes about a person,

  object, event or issue.

• A limitation of the tri-component model is that

  people’s behaviours do not always reflect their true

  attitude about a person, object, event or issue.

What are the two types of attributions that can be used

to explain a person’s behaviour?

• cognitive and internal

• external and affective

• internal and external

• cognitive and behavioural

Which of the following statements about stereotypes is

most correct?

• A stereotype is a positive evaluation about a person

  or object.

• A stereotype is a negative evaluation about a person

  or object.

• Stereotypes reduce the tension between in-groups

  and out-groups.

• Stereotypes can be limiting and insulting.

The three components of an attitude are

• cognitive, internal and external.

• behavioural, affective and external.

• affective, behavioural and cognitive.

• affective, behavioural and internal.

Attributing someone’s behaviour to their psychological state is an example of an

• internal attribution

• external attribution

Which of the following statements reflect an affective component of an attitude? (Select all that apply)

• Not going outside because you are scared.

• Feeling scared of the outside world.

• Being mad at someone for betraying your trust over many years.

• Thinking that a law is unfair because it doesn’t consider a major group of people in society.

• Choosing to vote because you believe it is important to have your say.