Unit 2 Quiz

Angela has been learning to play the guitar for four years. At first, she had to concentrate very

hard and could not sing at the same time. In the last year, she has been able to focus on her

singing while she plays, but it still takes a lot of effort. When Angela sings while playing the

guitar, she is likely using....

• divided attention

• sustained attention

• selective attention

• automatic process

1       Two friends ate the same type of gnocchi, but their different past experiences and expectations concerning gnocchi meant that they perceived the taste of the food in quite different ways. It is most likely that they perceived the taste through

• top down processing

• bottom up processing

• top up processing

• bottom down processing

1       Sustained attention is suitable for what type of tasks?

• simple and complex tasks

    

• complex tasks only

• simple tasks only

• neither type of task

In the Stanford Prison Experiment, the prison guards were given __________ power, while the researchers had this type of power as well as __________ power.

• legitimate; informational

     

• coercive; expert

• legitimate; expert

• reward; referent

George was at a party when Sasha fell over. Everyone started laughing at Sasha, and even though George didn’t think it was funny, he laughed as well. George’s behaviour is an example of

• obedience.

   

• compliance.

• conformity.

• coercive power.

According to social psychologists, which of the following would not be considered a group?

• a class of VCE psychology students

    

• a football team playing in a local competition

• people watching a movie in a cinema

• three people working together on a class assignment

A positive aspect of stereotypes is that they allow people to

• evaluate others so that they fit their pre-established ideas about them.

    

• have some knowledge about the best way to interact with someone they have just met.

• focus on the individuality of a person who belongs to a particular group.

•   base their evaluation of others on accurate information.

None of Kai’s friends receive a Christmas card from him. His friend Nick thinks that there must be a problem with the post. Another friend of Kai’s, Nathan, believes that Kai is disorganised and probably forgot to post them. These different judgements about the situation are known as

• attributions

• stereotypes

• appearance

• all of the above

Arlene is very upset that the government is increasing tertiary HECS fees. Last weekend, Arlene joined thousands of other students to protest this issue. According to the tri-component model of attitudes, Arlene’s protesting would come under the

• affective component

• behavioural component

• cognitive component

• designated component

Of the following statements, which is an example of cognitive dissonance?

• David likes to be fit, so he exercises every day.

•    David believes in telling the truth, but he tells a ‘white lie’ to save a friend from embarrassment.

• David buys a Richmond jumper because he loves the Tigers.

• David doesn’t drink and drive because he believes it is very dangerous.