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Social Perception and Attitudes Quiz

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#1

Which of the following is an example of a stereotype?

Believing that all engineers are introverted
Explanation

Stereotype: Generalized belief about a group.

#2

What term refers to the tendency to favor one's own group over other groups?

In-group bias
Explanation

In-group Bias: Favoring one's own group.

#3

What is the term for the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Explanation

Self-serving Bias: Attributing success and failure.

#4

What term refers to the tendency to judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily it comes to mind?

Availability heuristic
Explanation

Availability Heuristic: Judging likelihood based on ease of recall.

#5

What is the term used to describe the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias
Explanation

Self-serving Bias: Bias in attributing success and failure.

#6

Which theory suggests that individuals seek to maintain consistency among their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors?

Cognitive dissonance theory
Explanation

Cognitive Dissonance Theory: Maintaining consistency in beliefs.

#7

What is the term used to describe the process of forming impressions of others?

Impression formation
Explanation

Impression Formation: Forming initial perceptions of others.

#8

Which theory suggests that individuals categorize people into groups to simplify the social world?

Social identity theory
Explanation

Social Identity Theory: Group categorization.

#9

What is the term used to describe the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal characteristics and underestimate the influence of external factors?

Fundamental attribution error
Explanation

Fundamental Attribution Error: Misjudging behavior causes.

#10

What is the term for the discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs or attitudes?

Cognitive dissonance
Explanation

Cognitive Dissonance: Discomfort from conflicting beliefs.

#11

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing attitude formation?

Cognitive dissonance
Explanation

Cognitive Dissonance: Related to inconsistency, not formation.

#12

Which concept describes the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social loafing
Explanation

Social Loafing: Reduced effort in group settings.

#13

What is the term for the phenomenon in which individuals in a group tend to make more extreme decisions than they would alone?

Group polarization
Explanation

Group Polarization: Strengthening extreme decisions in groups.

#14

Which of the following is NOT a component of attitudes according to the ABC model?

Adherence
Explanation

Adherence: Not a component of the ABC model of attitudes.

#15

What term describes the tendency to conform to a group's decision-making process due to a desire for harmony or conformity within the group?

Groupthink
Explanation

Groupthink: Conforming to group decisions for harmony.

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