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Unit 2 Psych-Person perception and attitudes

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How we interpret, analyse, remember and use information to make judgement about others in different social situations

a)

Clinical Psychology

b)

Social cognition

c)

Cultural Psychology

2.

The mental processes we use to form impressions and draw conclusions about the personal characteristics of other people

a)

Perception

b)

IQ

c)

Intuition

d)

Person perception

3.

Which of the following does NOT explain why person perception is important?

They can help us ...

a)

guide our relationships we develop

b)

form first impressions

c)

form biases about people

d)

draw conclusions about people

4.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the halo effect?

When we perceive someone as attractive we may also perceive them as

a)

aggressive

b)

cheerful

c)

friendly

d)

smart

5.

A cognitive bias in which the impression we form about one quality of a person influences our beliefs and expectations about the person in other qualities

a)

Attractiveness effect

b)

Halo effect

c)

Good luck to them

d)

Cognitive bias

6.

An explanation why more attractive people are more likely to be given higher salaries than less attractive people

a)

fundamental attribution error

b)

cognitive bias

c)

interpretive bias

d)

halo effect

7.

The process by which people explain the causes of their own and other's behaviour

a)

Attribution

b)

Cognition

c)

Intuition

d)

Bias

8.

Overestimating the influence of personal factors and underestimating situational factors on other people's behaviour

a)

Fundamental attribution error

b)

Just world belief

c)

Actor-observer bias

d)

Self-serving bias

9.

An exception to the fundamental attribution error: the tendency to explain our own behaviour using situational causes but for others using personal factors

a)

Self-serving bias

b)

Fundamental attribution error

c)

It wasn't my fault

d)

actor-observer bias

10.

When we judge our own successes on personal factors and failures to situational factors

a)

self-serving bias

b)

fundamental attribution error

c)

actor-observer bias

d)

faulty thinking

11.

when a gambler blames his losses on bad luck and his wins on his skill

a)

fundamental attribution error

b)

actor observer bias

c)

self-serving bias

12.

According to the Tri-component model, attitudes should be...

a)

Consistent

b)

Inconsistent

c)

Long-lasting

d)

Temporary

13.

Which is NOT a part of the Tri-component model of attitudes?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Behavioural

c)

Emotional

d)

Affective

14.

The affective part of an attitude relates to...

a)

Beliefs

b)

Feelings

c)

Actions

15.

The behavioural part of an attitude relates to...

a)

Beliefs

b)

Feelings

c)

Actions

16.

The cognitive part of an attitude relates to...

a)

Beliefs

b)

Feelings

c)

Actions

17.

Cats are the best, I just love them. They're so smart and cute. I own 2 cats but would adopt more if I had the chance! Identify the BEHAVIOURAL component of the attitude.

a)

Loving cats

b)

Owning cats

c)

Believing cats are smart and cute

18.

People should stay at home and wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. I'm doing just that! It angers me when I see people breaking the rules. Identify the AFFECTIVE component of this attitude.

a)

Thinking people should follow the rules

b)

Anger directed at those breaking the rules

c)

Following the rules

19.

The affective and cognitive components of an attitude ALWAYS match a person's behaviour. True or false?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The inconsistency that can occur between people's attitudes and behaviour is a ______ of the tri-component model.

a)

Advantage

b)

Celebration

c)

Intention

d)

Limitation

21.

Strong attitudes are ____ likely to influence behaviour.

a)

More

b)

Less

22.

According to social context, what often influences us to behave inconsistently to our attitudes?

a)

Our morals

b)

Our personalities

c)

The social situation we are in at the time

d)

Our memory of our attitude