Perception and Body Language 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.

First impressions are

• easily changed upon further information.

• mostly based on impressions from eye contact.

• mostly based on the way others look and behave.

• made after a long interaction with another person.

Eli is considered to be very attractive. According to the halo effect, he is then also likely to be perceived as

• an inconsiderate person.

• a generous person.

• more arrogant than others.

• likely to live a long life.

Body language includes

• facial expressions.

• Gestures.

• eye contact.

• All of the above

According to Ekman’s research across different cultures, most people

• recognise two facial expressions.

• recognise some basic emotions through facial expressions.

• recognise all human emotions.

• do not recognise the five basic emotions.

A situational attribution is an explanation of behaviour due to

• biases.

• external factors.

• internal factors.

• our emotions.

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; behavioural

• cognitive; behavioural

• affective; cognitive

• cognitive; affective

• behavioural; affective

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.

Which of these is not one of the three ways that people seek to mentally reduce cognitive dissonance?

• Discuss the issue with a therapist.

• Change the behaviour to complement the attitude.

• Change the cognition to adapt to the situation.

• Add new/complementary attitudes to support the situation.

By definition, cognitive bias is

• always helpful in decision making.

• always unhelpful in decision making.

• systemic and flawed.

• a rare occurrence in our thinking and decision making.