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Which theory suggests that individuals attribute behavior to internal or external causes?

Attribution theory

Explanation

Theory explaining how people attribute behavior to internal or external factors.

What is the term for the mental processes involved in perceiving, remembering, thinking, and understanding?

Cognition

Explanation

Mental processes including perception, memory, thinking, and understanding.

What is the term for the mental process of explaining the causes of people's behavior, including our own?

Attribution

Explanation

Mental process of attributing reasons for behavior.

Which term refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors?

False consensus effect

Explanation

Tendency to think others share our beliefs or behaviors more than they actually do.

Which term describes the tendency to make judgments about people based on stereotypes rather than their individual characteristics?

Stereotyping

Explanation

Making judgments based on stereotypes rather than individual traits.

According to the self-serving bias, what do individuals attribute their successes to?

Internal factors

Explanation

Individuals attribute successes to factors within themselves.

What term describes the process of forming impressions of others based on available information and our own schemas?

Social perception

Explanation

Forming impressions of others based on available information and schemas.

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

Self-serving bias

Explanation

Tendency to credit successes to oneself and failures to external factors.

What is the term for the process of inferring the causes of one's own and others' behavior?

Social cognition

Explanation

Process of deducing reasons for one's and others' behaviors.

#10

What is the term for the mental shortcuts or 'rules of thumb' that people use to make judgments quickly and efficiently?

Heuristics

Explanation

Mental shortcuts used for quick and efficient judgments.

#11

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

Cognitive dissonance theory

Explanation

Theory explaining how people strive for consistency in beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

#12

Which theory posits that people adjust their attitudes or beliefs to align with their actions?

Self-perception theory

Explanation

Theory suggesting people adjust beliefs to match actions.

#13

What is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes while attributing our own behavior to external causes?

Actor-observer bias

Explanation

Attributing others' behavior internally but our own externally.

#14

What is the term for the tendency to favor information that confirms our existing beliefs or hypotheses?

Confirmation bias

Explanation

Tendency to favor information confirming existing beliefs.

#15

Which of the following is NOT a component of the dual-process model of persuasion?

Counterargumentation

Explanation

Excluded component from the dual-process persuasion model.

#16

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals modify their attitudes or behaviors to match those of a group?

Conformity

Explanation

Adjusting attitudes or behaviors to align with a group.

#17

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which route to persuasion involves careful consideration of arguments and ideas?

Central route

Explanation

Persuasion route involving thorough consideration of arguments.

#18

What is the term for the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone?

Social loafing

Explanation

Reduced individual effort in group settings.

#19

Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals are more likely to comply with a request if it is preceded by a smaller request?

Foot-in-the-door technique

Explanation

Increased compliance to a larger request after agreeing to a smaller one.

Understanding Social Cognition and Human Behavior Quiz

Which theory suggests that individuals attribute behavior to internal or external causes?

What is the term for the mental processes involved in perceiving, remembering, thinking, and understanding?

What is the term for the mental process of explaining the causes of people's behavior, including our own?

Which term refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors?

Which term describes the tendency to make judgments about people based on stereotypes rather than their individual characteristics?

According to the self-serving bias, what do individuals attribute their successes to?

What term describes the process of forming impressions of others based on available information and our own schemas?

Which term refers to the tendency to attribute one's successes to internal factors and failures to external factors?

What is the term for the process of inferring the causes of one's own and others' behavior?

What is the term for the mental shortcuts or 'rules of thumb' that people use to make judgments quickly and efficiently?

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

Which theory posits that people adjust their attitudes or beliefs to align with their actions?

What is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behavior to internal causes while attributing our own behavior to external causes?

What is the term for the tendency to favor information that confirms our existing beliefs or hypotheses?

Which of the following is NOT a component of the dual-process model of persuasion?

What is the term for the phenomenon where individuals modify their attitudes or behaviors to match those of a group?

According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, which route to persuasion involves careful consideration of arguments and ideas?

What is the term for the tendency for individuals to exert less effort when working in a group than when working alone?

Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals are more likely to comply with a request if it is preceded by a smaller request?

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