People are likely to discount information that is inconsistent with their stereotyped beliefs. This can cause a:

Related Mcqs:

1. People are likely to discount information that is inconsistent with their stereotyped beliefs. This can cause a_________?

   A. Fundamental attribution error
   B. Perpetuating stereotype
   C. Behavioral confirmation
   D. Self- serving bias

2. Jackson had a huge breakfast this morning and is still feeling stuffed when he arrives at work. However, one of his colleagues has brought some delicious-looking donuts to the morning staff meeting and Jackson just can’t resist. Although he feels full, he eats donuts. His behavior is inconsistent with:

   A. incentive theories of motivation
   B. drive theories of motivation
   C. evolutionary theories of motivation
   D. the Cannon-Bard theory of motivation

3. A theory that children develop a cognitive framework reflecting the beliefs of their society concerning characteristics and roles of males and females, and affecting the processing of new social information is known as:

   A. Gender identity theory
   B. Gender schema theory
   C. Gender constancy
   D. sex role theory

4. Dr. Saeed worth in interested in people’s reactions to a controversial jury verdict. Dr. Saeed worth calls people at their home between the hour of 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon. In this example Dr. Saeed worth has most likely selected:

   A. a biased population
   B. a biased sample
   C. a representative sample
   D. a statistically significant population

5. Which of the following events would most likely cause an animal to overeat and become obese?

   A. lowering its set point
   B. destruction of its lateral hypothalamus
   C. destruction of its ventromedial hypothalamus
   D. stimulation of its ventromedial hypothalamus

6. Arturo believes that most young women from California are extremely good looking and that extremely good- looking women are usually selfish and egotistical. His beliefs are example of __________?

   A. ingroup bias
   B. stereotypes
   C. sexual discrimination
   D. mirror- image perceptions

7. Organized patterns of beliefs and behavior centered on basic social needs:

   A. Culture lag
   B. Social mobility
   C. Social change
   D. Social institutions

8. False beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them are called:

   A. fantasies
   B. hallucinations
   C. illusions
   D. delusions

9. Education as a process embodies all those forms of activities that fit an individual for social living and that help transmit customs, laws, religious beliefs, languages of social institutions from one_____to another:

   A. Generation
   B. Person
   C. View
   D. Situation

10. Endorphin agonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain and endorphin antagonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain:

    A. increase; increase
    B. decrease; increase
    C. decrease; decrease
    D. eliminate; eliminate