Related Mcqs:

1. Although the jones-Davis (19610) and Kelley (1967) models of attribution view the social perceiver as a rational person empirical research has discovered present biases in the attributional processes. Which of these is NOT one of those presistent biases?

   A. The fundamental attribution error.
   B. The actor-observer effect.
   C. The self-serving bias.
   D. The critical attribution error.

2. How is the ultimate attribution error(UAE) different from the other pervasive attributional biases such as the fundamental attribution error, the self-serving bias and the actor-observer effect?

   A. UAE underlies all the other biases
   B. UAE refers to attributional biases that occur at the group level
   C. UAE only applies to ingroups
   D. UAE refers to attributional biases that occur the individual level
   E. a and b

3. According to the theory of planned behaviour, what factors influence people’s intentions to act in specific ways?

   A. Attitudes towards the behaviour
   B. Subjective norms regarding the behaviour
   C. Objective norms regarding the behaviour
   D. Perceived control over performance of the behaviour
   E. a,b and d

4. According to McGuire’s(1969) information-processing approach to persuasion, a message will elicit the desired behaviour only if it succeeded at six stages. But which of the options below is NOT one of these stages?

   A. Attention stage
   B. Retention stage
   C. Yielding stage
   D. Fielding stage

5. Research by Festinger and colleagues demonstrated that when people were paid $1 for their participation in a dull task, they were more favourably to the dull task compared to people whowere paid $20. Which theory was put forth to explain why people alter their true attitudes to match their past or actual behaviour?

   A. Attribution theory
   B. Actor-observer effect
   C. Cognitive dissonance theory
   D. Theory of planned behaviour
   E. Social learning theory

6. The three-component model of attitude formation includes:

   A. Cognitions, beliefs, thoughts
   B. Positive, negative, indifferent
   C. Beliefs, truths and errors
   D. Cognitions, emotions and behaviours
   E. Behaviours, intentions, emotions

7. According to research by Petty, Cacioppo and colleagues, people will process messages most carefully, and rely less on simple cues, when what is true about the message?

   A. Message is memorable
   B. Message is high in personal relevance
   C. Message is humorous
   D. Message is low in personal relevance
   E. Message is not given by an expert source

8. Which of the following definition of important terms within the behavioural component of attitude structure is ?

   A. Counter-attitudinal advocacy involves presenting an attitude or opinion, within a role-play context, which opposes the person’s initial attitude.
   B. Cognitive dissonance theory describes tension how prople may feel an aversive tension when their behaviour is inconsistent with their attitude, and in order to reduce their discomfort will change their behaviour to be consistent with their attitude.
   C. Self-perception theory indicates that people may guess their own attitude from the behaviour towards the attitude object. particularly when they can see no external reasons for the behaviour.
   D. Self-perception processes occur when people perform a behaviour that strongly contradicts their initial attitude.

9. We know that before we can apply a scheme to a social object, we have to categorize it. But which of the below statements about categorization is NOT the case?

   A. We usually employ categorians with little conscious effort.
   B. Research on categorization stems from the pioneering work of cognitive scientist Eleanor Rosch and her colleagues.
   C. The categorization of events is a more complex process than that of inanimate objects.
   D. The instances in a social category that represent the category as a whole are referred to as exemplars.

10. Societally recognized mental representations of social groups and their members that include behavioural and trait charecteristics groups are referred to as_______.

    A. Role schemes
    B. Person schemas
    C. Actor-observer effects
    D. Stereotypes
    E. Biases