Person Perception and Attitudes Quiz

By definition, person perception is the process we use to

• form impressions and draw conclusions about others

• make negative judgments about others

• read others’ cues regarding body language

• make positive judgments about others

You observe a barista at a café. He is dressed in black, and his hair is dyed a fluorescent blue. He is competently serving coffee to his customers and speaking in a moderate tone. Which of his characteristics is likely to be detected as salient?

• His ability to make coffee

• His black clothing

• His moderate voice

• His fluorescent blue hair

June has an interview for a part-time job at a local pharmacy. When she doesn’t get offered the job, she uses the self-serving bias to explain this. She decides that she was not offered the job because

• the owner was in a bad mood at the interview

• she did not interview well

• she needs to improve her social skills

• she did not communicate well during the interview

Typically, an attitude is

• temporary and fleeting

• preceded by the behaviour

• stable and enduring

• a passing thought

Brie loves tennis and tries to play whenever she can. According to the tri-component model of attitudes, Brie shows two of the components of an attitude. These are the _____ component and _____ component, respectively.

• affective; cognitive

• behavioural; affective

• affective; behavioural

• cognitive; behavioural

Ed gets excited when he thinks about or rides his motorbike. He thinks that motorbikes are the best form of transport. According to the tri-component model of attitudes, Ed shows

• Inconsistency

• cognitive dissonance

• consistency

• both consistency and inconsistency

Layla is feeling very excited after winning a soccer match. She goes to a store and buys an expensive new fitness tracker. Her decision was likely based on which heuristic?

• Availability heuristic

• Representative heuristic

• Affect heuristic

• None of the above

A difference between prejudice and discrimination is that prejudice is the _____ while discrimination is the _____.

• attitude; behaviour

• emotion; behaviour

• attitude; emotion

• behaviour; attitude

Which of the following is not an example of direct discrimination?

• A woman losing her job because she is pregnant

• A manager telling a worker with a disability that they are scaring the customers and they need to work in the back room

• An older person being told to board a plane after everyone else as he is holding up the line

• Requiring everyone to remove their hats while the national anthem is playing, even those who wear a religious head covering

Which of these is not a method of reducing prejudice?

• Extended Contact

• Equality of status

• Independent goals

• Cognitive intervention