CBSC 114 Final Exam Questions with 100% correct answers (updated 2025)
Kadri wants to impress her teacher by behaving well at her college monthly
convention. She tries to create a positive image of herself among her friends and
teachers. This is an example of ________.
a. self-handicapping
b. self-presentation
c. unrealistic optimism
d. defensive pessimism - ANSWER-b. self-presentation
Andrea's mother invites Andrea and her boyfriend for dinner. She tells Andrea
that she will make sushi. Hearing this, Andrea remembers a previous instance
when her boyfriend had an allergic reaction to seafood. This scenario exemplifies:
a. belief perseverance
b. reconstruction
c. priming
d. induction - ANSWER-c. priming
While waiting to cross the street, you witness a man ignoring the red signal and
causing an accident. Then, the man who caused the accident gets out of his car to
talk to you. He tells you that the signal was yellow when he tried crossing the
street. Later, you tell the police that you remember the signal being yellow, not
red, when the man tried crossing the intersection. This scenario illustrates:
,a. the priming effect
b. the confirmation bias
c. belief perseverance
d. the misinformation effect - ANSWER-d. the misinformation effect
Sharon typically follows those news channels that support her existing political
beliefs. She is not inclined to watch news on other channels as they may disprove
her preconceptions. Sharon's approach illustrates the:
a. confirmation bias
b. misinformation effect
c. base-rate fallacy
d. I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon - ANSWER-a. confirmation bias
On the first day of class, we see a middle-aged man in the front of the room
talking to a younger man. If we assume the older man is a professor and the
younger man is a student, we are relying on _____.
a. the overconfidence phenomenon
b. the representative heuristic
c. belief perseverance
d. the misinformation effect - ANSWER-b. the representative heuristic
,After reading a newspaper article about teenagers who illegally download music
from the Internet, you conclude that those who engage in such behavior are
morally bankrupt. It never occurs to you that the actual reason teenagers
download music from the Internet is because they are not able to afford a
compact disc, or they are tempted to download music because of peer pressure.
Your thinking on this matter can be characterized by the:
a. false consensus bias
b. misinformation effect
c. fundamental attribution error
d. dispositional bias - ANSWER-c. fundamental attribution error
You believe that you will perform poorly in exams even if you study well. As a
consequence of this belief, you get low grades. This is an example of:
a. self-confirming validity
b. a belief confirmation
c. a self-fulfilling prophesy
d. behavioral perseverance - ANSWER-c. a self-fulfilling prophecy
Chloe dyes her hair blue and goes to school. She assumes that the students will
stare at her and comment on her hair color. However, only a few of her friends
really notice her dyed hair. Which of the following psychological effects is best
exemplified in this scenario?
, a. the lawn dart effect
b. the observer effect
c. the spotlight effect
d. the halo effect - ANSWER-c. the spotlight effect
The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to
ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:
a. self-interest colors our social judgment
b. social surroundings affect our self-awareness
c. self-concern motivates our social behavior
d. social relationships help define our self - ANSWER-a. self-interest colors our
social judgment
Matthew gives a presentation to his interviewers. He is nervous, and he presumes
that his nervousness is obvious to the interviewers. He fears that they would
consider him an incompetent candidate. As a result, he becomes more nervous,
his voice quivers, and his hands tremble. Matthew's rising nervousness is caused
by:
a. defensive pessimism
b. the false consensus effect
c. the illusion of transparency
d. cognitive dissonance - ANSWER-c. the illusion of transparency
Kadri wants to impress her teacher by behaving well at her college monthly
convention. She tries to create a positive image of herself among her friends and
teachers. This is an example of ________.
a. self-handicapping
b. self-presentation
c. unrealistic optimism
d. defensive pessimism - ANSWER-b. self-presentation
Andrea's mother invites Andrea and her boyfriend for dinner. She tells Andrea
that she will make sushi. Hearing this, Andrea remembers a previous instance
when her boyfriend had an allergic reaction to seafood. This scenario exemplifies:
a. belief perseverance
b. reconstruction
c. priming
d. induction - ANSWER-c. priming
While waiting to cross the street, you witness a man ignoring the red signal and
causing an accident. Then, the man who caused the accident gets out of his car to
talk to you. He tells you that the signal was yellow when he tried crossing the
street. Later, you tell the police that you remember the signal being yellow, not
red, when the man tried crossing the intersection. This scenario illustrates:
,a. the priming effect
b. the confirmation bias
c. belief perseverance
d. the misinformation effect - ANSWER-d. the misinformation effect
Sharon typically follows those news channels that support her existing political
beliefs. She is not inclined to watch news on other channels as they may disprove
her preconceptions. Sharon's approach illustrates the:
a. confirmation bias
b. misinformation effect
c. base-rate fallacy
d. I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon - ANSWER-a. confirmation bias
On the first day of class, we see a middle-aged man in the front of the room
talking to a younger man. If we assume the older man is a professor and the
younger man is a student, we are relying on _____.
a. the overconfidence phenomenon
b. the representative heuristic
c. belief perseverance
d. the misinformation effect - ANSWER-b. the representative heuristic
,After reading a newspaper article about teenagers who illegally download music
from the Internet, you conclude that those who engage in such behavior are
morally bankrupt. It never occurs to you that the actual reason teenagers
download music from the Internet is because they are not able to afford a
compact disc, or they are tempted to download music because of peer pressure.
Your thinking on this matter can be characterized by the:
a. false consensus bias
b. misinformation effect
c. fundamental attribution error
d. dispositional bias - ANSWER-c. fundamental attribution error
You believe that you will perform poorly in exams even if you study well. As a
consequence of this belief, you get low grades. This is an example of:
a. self-confirming validity
b. a belief confirmation
c. a self-fulfilling prophesy
d. behavioral perseverance - ANSWER-c. a self-fulfilling prophecy
Chloe dyes her hair blue and goes to school. She assumes that the students will
stare at her and comment on her hair color. However, only a few of her friends
really notice her dyed hair. Which of the following psychological effects is best
exemplified in this scenario?
, a. the lawn dart effect
b. the observer effect
c. the spotlight effect
d. the halo effect - ANSWER-c. the spotlight effect
The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to
ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:
a. self-interest colors our social judgment
b. social surroundings affect our self-awareness
c. self-concern motivates our social behavior
d. social relationships help define our self - ANSWER-a. self-interest colors our
social judgment
Matthew gives a presentation to his interviewers. He is nervous, and he presumes
that his nervousness is obvious to the interviewers. He fears that they would
consider him an incompetent candidate. As a result, he becomes more nervous,
his voice quivers, and his hands tremble. Matthew's rising nervousness is caused
by:
a. defensive pessimism
b. the false consensus effect
c. the illusion of transparency
d. cognitive dissonance - ANSWER-c. the illusion of transparency
