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WorksheetsSocial Thinking
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Saying that people whose houses were destroyed by a tornado are at fault for choosing to live in a disaster-prone area or for not building a stronger house.
a)
Availability Heuristic
b)
Situational Attribution
c)
Belief in a Just World
d)
Priming
2.
Interviewers preferring the first candidate they interviewed more than the middle group because they remembered her better
a)
Recency Effect
b)
False Consensus Effect
c)
Primacy Effect
d)
Counterfactual thinking
3.
Which of the following is NOT one of the 6 universal emotions?
a)
Happy
b)
Surprise
c)
Disgust
d)
Love
4.
David Gottman argues that the micro expression of contempt is the most dangerous in a marriage. By micro expression he means:
a)
expressions shown in 1/15-1/25 of a second
b)
an expression visible to everyone
c)
expressions only liars show
d)
expressions of individualistic cultures
5.
Leah who grew up in Japan might not know what to expect at a baby shower in the U.S.
a)
She lacks a social script
b)
She doesn't know attribution theories
c)
She lacks priming
d)
She is guilty of the false consensus effect
6.
Carl watches conservative television programs and hangs out with people who share his conservative politics. During a local election, he expects the conservative candidate to win by a landslide, but is stunned when the liberal candidate wins by a wide margin.
a)
Carl is guilty of belief in a just world
b)
Carl has belief perserverance
c)
This is the Primacy Effect
d)
This is the False Consensus Effect
7.
Thinking another runner on the Badger trail is weak an untrained but not realizing that they have already completed running 20 miles. This is:
a)
Fundamental Attribution Error
b)
Actor Observer Effect
c)
Counterfactual thinking
d)
Cognitive heuristic
8.
Holding firm to your ideas about the death penalty and not taking into consideration other viewpoints or facts
a)
Availability Heuristic
b)
Representative Heuristic
c)
Belief Perserverance
d)
False Consensus Effect
9.
When deciding which student stole the green jolly rancher off my desk I should pay attention to:
a)
if their hands fidget
b)
where their eyes gaze
c)
the pitch of their voice
d)
their macro expression
10.
An employer who believes that a job applicant is highly intelligent may pay attention to only information that is consistent with the belief that the job applicant is highly intelligent.
a)
Confirmation Bias
b)
Availability heuristic
c)
Attribution theory
d)
Primacy Effect
11.
Reagan just purchased a new car & suddenly notices other people driving her same make and model. The fact that she more readily recognizes a car like hers because of the experience she has driving and owning one demonstrates
a)
The Availability Heuristic
b)
The Primacy Effect
c)
Priming
d)
Base Rate Fallacy
12.
After seeing news reports about people losing their jobs, you might start to believe that you are in danger of being layed-off. You start lying awake in bed each night worrying that you are about to be fired.
a)
Availability Heuristic
b)
Confirmation Bias
c)
False Consensus Effect
d)
Personal Attribution
13.
When a doctor tells your dad that his cholesterol levels are elevated, your dad blames genetics and environmental influences. But when your grandpa has elevated levels your dad says it's because of poor diet & lack of exercise.
a)
Fundamental Attribution Error
b)
Base Rate Fallacy
c)
Actor Observer Effect
d)
Belief in a Just World
14.
John slips and drops grape juice on Rachel’s new white carpet. Rachel doesn’t blame John. Instead, Rachel assumes that John slipped because the carpet was uneven. Rachel is making
a)
a personal attribution
b)
a situational attribution
c)
no attribution
d)
a social script observation
15.
Alternate history novels that explore topics like how the world would be different if the South won the Civil War are utilizing
a)
availability heuristic
b)
priming
c)
counterfactual thinking
d)
base rate fallacy
16.
People in America avoiding leaving their homes in fear of getting Ebola despite zero-minimal chances of that occurring have fallen victim to:
a)
base rate fallacy
b)
fundamental attribution error
c)
representative heuristic
d)
the primacy effect
17.
If another student is quiet on the first day of class we may infer that shyness is the cause of the person's quietness.
a)
This is a situational attribution
b)
This is counterfactual thinking
c)
This is the false consensus effect
d)
This is a personal attribution
18.
A high school Lacrosse coach expects freshmen to be less skilled, so she does not put them in to play very often. When she does put them in, they are rusty and don't do well, thereby fulfilling her expectations.
a)
Availability heuristic
b)
Positive self fulfilling prophecy
c)
Negative self fulfilling prophecy
d)
Belief in a just world
19.
Noticing that your cousins are found innocent of mischief more often might be due to
a)
their tendency to wear black
b)
their baby face features
c)
their belief in a just world
d)
their use of micro expressions
20.
I enter the party believing that I’m good with people I don’t know and expecting to make new friends, I'm likely to be more outgoing & people will likely respond amiably to my friendliness and I may indeed make new friends.
a)
False Consensus Effect
b)
Counterfactual Thinking
c)
Positive Self Fulfilling Prophecy
d)
Negative Self Fulfilling Prophecy
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