Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. According to Kelley’s covariation model of attribution, if Sylvia always laughs at comedians, then her behaviour would be described as having:

   A. High consistency
   B. Low distinctiveness
   C. High consensus
   D. a,b and c
   E. a and b

3. 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

4. Research by Fishbein and Ajzen has indicated that in order to demonstrate strong links between attitudes and behaviours, an assessment of several behaviours relevent to the attitude being measured is necessary.This type of assessment is referred to as the:

   A. Multiple-act criterion
   B. Multi-behaviour criterion
   C. Multi-attitude assessment
   D. Attitude-behaviour consistency
   E. None of the above

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. 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.

7. What are the specific qualities of schemas that make them useful for organizing our experiences and information in the social world?

   A. Schemas preserve cognitive resources
   B. Schemas facilitate recall of information
   C. Schemas are based on exopectations and prior experience
   D. Schemas can cue emotions
   E. All of the above

8. 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

9. Devine’s work on the activation of stereotypes demonstrated that______processing of information about people is beyond conscious awareness whereas_______processing of information about people is deliberate and conscious.

   A. Automatic; controlled
   B. Controlled; automatic
   C. Schematic; revised
   D. Subtype; evaluative

10. Once development and strengthened through use schemas become integrated structures. Which of the following statements relating to the relationship between schemas and new information is also accurate?

    A. Well development schemas change readily when faced with disconfirming evidence.
    B. The idea of exceptions to the rule is consistent with the sub-typing model model of stereotype change.
    C. In the book-keeping model disconfirming instances of the stereotype are relegated to ‘exceptional’ sub-categories largely intact.
    D. The conversion model proposes that there is fine-tuning of a schema with each new piece of information.