Quiz on Social Cognition

What is a schema?

• A type of cognitive bias

• A mental framework for organizing information

• A psychological disorder

• A method of social interaction

Which of the following is NOT a type of schema?

• Cognitive schema

• Event schema

• Role schema

• Self-schema

What does the term 'self-fulfilling prophecy' refer to?

• A type of cognitive bias

• A prediction that causes itself to become true

• A psychological experiment

• A method of cognitive restructuring

What is the availability heuristic?

• Judging based on how easily information comes to mind

• Using a specific number as a starting point for adjustments

• Evaluating situations based on emotional responses

• Making decisions based on past experiences

Which bias refers to the tendency to expect positive outcomes?

• Negativity bias

• Overconfidence barrier

• Optimistic bias

• Planning fallacy

What is counterfactual thinking?

• Thinking about future possibilities

• Analyzing past decisions

• Imagining alternative outcomes to events

• Evaluating current situations

Which of the following is a characteristic of automatic processing?

• It is fast and intuitive

• It requires conscious effort

• It is always accurate

• It is used in scientific reasoning

What role does a self-schema play in an individual's self-perception?

• It influences how one interprets personal experiences

• It determines one's physical appearance

• It has no impact on self-perception

• It is solely based on external feedback

Jerome believes that his 4-year-old grandson is a hyperactive child because the boy's constant movement resembles Jerome's prototype of hyperactivity. Jerome's thinking best illustrates

• belief perseverance.
• the availability heuristic.
• the representativeness heuristic.
• functional fixedness.

People are more likely to store or remember positive information

when in a positive mood and negative information when in a negative mood, what is this phenomenon called?

• Magical Thinking

• Mood Congruence effect

• Mood dependent memory

• Magical thinking