Chapter 6 Multiple Choice Self-Quiz

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. The mood congruity hypothesis indicates that:

Memories are more easily retrieved when there is a match between the emotional state at the time the original memory was formed and when it is retrieved. correct incorrect

Memories are more easily retrieved when there is a match between the emotional states of the two persons involved in an interaction. correct incorrect

Mood swings have a dramatic effect on how people interact with one another. correct incorrect

Ones current mood tends to produce memories that contrast with that emotion. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is NOT true about mindless processing.

Mindless processing would have had considerable survival value as our species evolved. correct incorrect

Much of our social knowledge is in the form of cultural values and norms that have been internalized to the point that we don't question them. correct incorrect

We become so accustomed to our own cognitive schemata and scripts that we do not realize we are employing them. correct incorrect

Mindless processing has no advantages; it is always best to be mindful. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best illustrates the concept of an auto motive?

a person who automatically forms impressions of others based on stereotypes correct incorrect

a person who intentionally seeks out information about a product purchased earlier in the day correct incorrect

a person who is unintentionally interested in other people's health habits after having a doctor's appointment earlier that day correct incorrect

a person who loves cars correct incorrect

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. The principle of least effort is

the belief that people who are lazy will get ahead in life correct incorrect

the tendency to rely on categorical thinking more than the immediate details of an interaction correct incorrect

the fact that people who are principled require less effort to communicate effectively with others correct incorrect

a cognitive schema about the relationship between physical exercise and health correct incorrect

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. The exemplar model of schema organization suggests mental categories are:

abstract features of many different interactions correct incorrect

a cluster of the most common features associated with that category correct incorrect

specific examples of actual people, places, or events we have experienced correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. Naive realism refers to

our tendency to treat our interpretations of people, things, and social events as if they were complete and accurate representations correct incorrect

our failure to recognize our own biases in judgments of others correct incorrect

the fact that our perceptions feel real to us and are generally accurate enough to get by correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. The human tendency to rely on automatic, top-down, mindless categorical thinking in most instances, but to occasionally exert greater effort and process information in a mindful, systematic, bottom-up manner is best captured by which of the following concepts?

naive realism correct incorrect

attribution theory correct incorrect

dual-process models correct incorrect

primacy and recency effects correct incorrect

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. Which of the following best illustrates the process of individuation during impression formation?

actively attending to and organizing information about an individual person, free of stereotypes or other categorical expectations correct incorrect

treating a person as an exception or special case within a social category e.g., the best teacher I ever had correct incorrect

automatically perceiving the other as an example of social category e.g., boss, teacher, nerd, jock correct incorrect

all of the above correct incorrect

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. In forming impressions of others, the recency effect is most likely to occur when we

focus on your own feelings rather than the feelings of others correct incorrect

are motivated to be more accurate or expect to held accountable for our perceptions correct incorrect

engage in self-monitoring of our own behavior correct incorrect

employ the discounting rule correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is a reason for the tendency to underestimate the role of the situation in explaining communication behavior?

Multi-tasking or high cognitive load. correct incorrect

Situational influences are often subtle and easy to overlook. correct incorrect

The bias to overestimate personality is dominant. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect