WorksheetsUnit 2 Psych-Person perception and attitudes
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
How we interpret, analyse, remember and use information to make judgement about others in different social situations
Clinical Psychology
Social cognition
Cultural Psychology
The mental processes we use to form impressions and draw conclusions about the personal characteristics of other people
Perception
IQ
Intuition
Person perception
Which of the following does NOT explain why person perception is important?
They can help us ...
guide our relationships we develop
form first impressions
form biases about people
draw conclusions about people
Which of the following is NOT an example of the halo effect?
When we perceive someone as attractive we may also perceive them as
aggressive
cheerful
friendly
smart
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
Attractiveness effect
Halo effect
Good luck to them
Cognitive bias
An explanation why more attractive people are more likely to be given higher salaries than less attractive people
fundamental attribution error
cognitive bias
interpretive bias
halo effect
The process by which people explain the causes of their own and other's behaviour
Attribution
Cognition
Intuition
Bias
Overestimating the influence of personal factors and underestimating situational factors on other people's behaviour
Fundamental attribution error
Just world belief
Actor-observer bias
Self-serving bias
An exception to the fundamental attribution error: the tendency to explain our own behaviour using situational causes but for others using personal factors
Self-serving bias
Fundamental attribution error
It wasn't my fault
actor-observer bias
When we judge our own successes on personal factors and failures to situational factors
self-serving bias
fundamental attribution error
actor-observer bias
faulty thinking
when a gambler blames his losses on bad luck and his wins on his skill
fundamental attribution error
actor observer bias
self-serving bias
According to the Tri-component model, attitudes should be...
Consistent
Inconsistent
Long-lasting
Temporary
Which is NOT a part of the Tri-component model of attitudes?
Cognitive
Behavioural
Emotional
Affective
The affective part of an attitude relates to...
Beliefs
Feelings
Actions
The behavioural part of an attitude relates to...
Beliefs
Feelings
Actions
The cognitive part of an attitude relates to...
Beliefs
Feelings
Actions
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.
Loving cats
Owning cats
Believing cats are smart and cute
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.
Thinking people should follow the rules
Anger directed at those breaking the rules
Following the rules
The affective and cognitive components of an attitude ALWAYS match a person's behaviour. True or false?
True
False
The inconsistency that can occur between people's attitudes and behaviour is a ______ of the tri-component model.
Advantage
Celebration
Intention
Limitation
Strong attitudes are ____ likely to influence behaviour.
More
Less
According to social context, what often influences us to behave inconsistently to our attitudes?
Our morals
Our personalities
The social situation we are in at the time
Our memory of our attitude
