PSYCH EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE FINAL PAPER
FULL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
◍ Traits versus states. Answer: Traits are a long-term personality
characteristic, versus states are a more temporary condition in a short
period of time
◍ Fundemental attribution error. Answer: The tendency to conclude
that a person's behaviour more through personality/dispositional lens
and underemphasizing situational factors
◍ Actor-observer bias. Answer: Others behaviour is through
internal/dispositional factors, MY behaviour is explained
externally/situationally
◍ Self serving bias. Answer: My successes are internal/dispositional,
my failures are external/situational
◍ Prejudice. Answer: An attitude towards a certain group
◍ Discrimination. Answer: A harmful behaviour towards a group
, ◍ Stereotypes. Answer: Broad generalizations of a group based off of
limited knowledge
◍ Confirmation bias. Answer: Tendency to seek out and accept
information that fits within preconceptions and certain beliefs
◍ Self-fulfilling prophecy. Answer: An expectation of an individual's
actions which then become true based on pre-conceived idea
◍ Social role. Answer: Patterns of behaviour that is expected in
group/social settings
◍ Social norm. Answer: Actions and more that fit within society's
expectation of allowed behaviours
◍ Scripts. Answer: Knowledge about social situations and how to act
◍ Attitudes. Answer: Evaulations of ideas, people and things
◍ Persuasion. Answer: Attempts to change attitudes of
others/ourselves through a form of communication
◍ Justification of effort. Answer: The valuing of goals/efforts that
required a lot of work
FULL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026
GUARANTEED TO PASS.
◍ Traits versus states. Answer: Traits are a long-term personality
characteristic, versus states are a more temporary condition in a short
period of time
◍ Fundemental attribution error. Answer: The tendency to conclude
that a person's behaviour more through personality/dispositional lens
and underemphasizing situational factors
◍ Actor-observer bias. Answer: Others behaviour is through
internal/dispositional factors, MY behaviour is explained
externally/situationally
◍ Self serving bias. Answer: My successes are internal/dispositional,
my failures are external/situational
◍ Prejudice. Answer: An attitude towards a certain group
◍ Discrimination. Answer: A harmful behaviour towards a group
, ◍ Stereotypes. Answer: Broad generalizations of a group based off of
limited knowledge
◍ Confirmation bias. Answer: Tendency to seek out and accept
information that fits within preconceptions and certain beliefs
◍ Self-fulfilling prophecy. Answer: An expectation of an individual's
actions which then become true based on pre-conceived idea
◍ Social role. Answer: Patterns of behaviour that is expected in
group/social settings
◍ Social norm. Answer: Actions and more that fit within society's
expectation of allowed behaviours
◍ Scripts. Answer: Knowledge about social situations and how to act
◍ Attitudes. Answer: Evaulations of ideas, people and things
◍ Persuasion. Answer: Attempts to change attitudes of
others/ourselves through a form of communication
◍ Justification of effort. Answer: The valuing of goals/efforts that
required a lot of work
