Social Psychology Quiz

What is the definition of prejudice?

• A favorable evaluation of a group

• A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members

• An unjustified positive behavior toward a group

• The tendency to believe the world is fair

What is the difference between implicit and explicit attitudes?

• Implicit attitudes are conscious evaluations, explicit attitudes are unconscious

• Implicit attitudes are unconscious evaluations, explicit attitudes are conscious

• Both are unconscious evaluations

• Both are conscious evaluations

What does the Just-World Phenomenon refer to?

• The belief that people get what they deserve

• The tendency to favor one's own group

• Judging another culture by one's own standards

• The perception that other groups are more similar

What is Out-group Homogeneity Bias?

• The tendency to favor one's own group

• The perception that members of other groups are more similar to each other

• Judging another culture by one's own standards

• The belief that people get what they deserve

What is Ethnocentrism?

• The tendency to favor one's own group

• Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture

• The belief that people get what they deserve

• The perception that other groups are more similar

What is belief perseverance?

• Clinging to one's initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited.

• The discomfort caused by holding conflicting cognitions.

• The tendency to search for information that confirms one's beliefs.

• Changing one's beliefs when presented with new evidence.

What is cognitive dissonance?

• The discomfort caused by holding conflicting cognitions.

• Clinging to one's initial conceptions after they have been discredited.

• The tendency to search for information that confirms one's beliefs.

• The ability to adapt to new information quickly.

What is confirmation bias?

• The tendency to search for, interpret, or recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs.

• The discomfort caused by holding conflicting cognitions.

• Clinging to one's initial conceptions after they have been discredited.

• The ability to change one's beliefs easily.