Psych 1004 Test 4 E. Scott Geller
2024/2025 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the tendency to
blame others for your shortcomings/difficulties rather than explaining your
behavior based off of your ability, intelligence, self-motivation, etc.
Self-Serving Bias - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When we screw up, we're most likely to
blame the situation and not ourselves.
ex: "the test was hard" not "I didn't study enough"
Attribution - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of explaining one's own behavior
and the behavior of others
Prejudice - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔prejudgement based on a stereotype
Stereotype - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔putting people in one category who appear to
be from a similar group
Discrimination - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔using information to exclude people
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,ABC - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Affective/evaluative component (likes, dislikes,
emotions)
Behavioral component (intention to act in specific ways)
Cognitive component (beliefs)
Peripheral Route - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔surface level decisions (choosing new
cereal/toothpaste, etc.)
Central Route - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔very deep rooted decisions like values,
beliefs, etc.
The Big Five Survey - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A personality test that helps you
understand what kind of person you are - OCEAN
Openness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I am quick to understand things
- I use difficult words
- I am not interested in abstract ideas (-)
Conscientiousness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*bet predictor of career success*
- I follow a schedule
- I get chores done right away
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, - I pay attention to details
Extraversion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I am the life of the party
- I feel comfortable around people
- I start conversations
Agreeableness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I sympathize with others' feelings
- I insult people (-)
- I take time out for others
Neuroticism - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔(higher score=lower neuroticism)
- I change my mood a lot (-)
- I get upset easily (-)
- I am relaxed most of the time
Leniency errors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔evaluations are inflated to avoid negative
confrontation
Halo effect - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔after an initial positive impression, follow-up
questions are favorable
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2024/2025 Exam Questions Marking
Scheme New Update | A+ Rated
Fundamental Attribution Error (FAE) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the tendency to
blame others for your shortcomings/difficulties rather than explaining your
behavior based off of your ability, intelligence, self-motivation, etc.
Self-Serving Bias - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔When we screw up, we're most likely to
blame the situation and not ourselves.
ex: "the test was hard" not "I didn't study enough"
Attribution - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the process of explaining one's own behavior
and the behavior of others
Prejudice - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔prejudgement based on a stereotype
Stereotype - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔putting people in one category who appear to
be from a similar group
Discrimination - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔using information to exclude people
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,ABC - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Affective/evaluative component (likes, dislikes,
emotions)
Behavioral component (intention to act in specific ways)
Cognitive component (beliefs)
Peripheral Route - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔surface level decisions (choosing new
cereal/toothpaste, etc.)
Central Route - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔very deep rooted decisions like values,
beliefs, etc.
The Big Five Survey - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A personality test that helps you
understand what kind of person you are - OCEAN
Openness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I am quick to understand things
- I use difficult words
- I am not interested in abstract ideas (-)
Conscientiousness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔*bet predictor of career success*
- I follow a schedule
- I get chores done right away
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, - I pay attention to details
Extraversion - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I am the life of the party
- I feel comfortable around people
- I start conversations
Agreeableness - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔- I sympathize with others' feelings
- I insult people (-)
- I take time out for others
Neuroticism - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔(higher score=lower neuroticism)
- I change my mood a lot (-)
- I get upset easily (-)
- I am relaxed most of the time
Leniency errors - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔evaluations are inflated to avoid negative
confrontation
Halo effect - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔after an initial positive impression, follow-up
questions are favorable
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