PSYC 2301 Final Exam Review UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
personal perception - CORRECT ANSWER - one's own understanding of reality
attractiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - a source characteristic that evokes favorable
attitudes if a source is physically attractive, likable, familiar, or similar to ourselves
Social schemas are best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - organized clusters of ideas
about people or social events
Stereotypes are - CORRECT ANSWER - generalizations about groups that are often
applied to individual group members.
prototype theories - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of concept learning that states that
one's ability to categorize objects depends on forming a prototype or ideal example, to which
new examples are compared.
exemplar theories - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory holding that we gain our knowledge
of concepts by retrieving specific exemplars of the concepts
prejudice - CORRECT ANSWER - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or
actual experience
stereotype threat - CORRECT ANSWER - a self-confirming concern that one will be
evaluated based on a negative stereotype
Internal attributions - CORRECT ANSWER - ascribe the causes of behavior to personal
dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings
, External attributions - CORRECT ANSWER - ascribe the causes of behavior to
situational demands and environmental constraints
compassionate love - CORRECT ANSWER - the deep affectionate attachment we feel for
those with whom our lives are intertwined
passionate love - CORRECT ANSWER - an aroused state of intense positive absorption
in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship
fundamental attribution error - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency for observers, when
analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the
impact of personal disposition
blaming the victim - CORRECT ANSWER - The tendency to blame individuals (make
dispositional attributions) for their victimization, typically motivated by a desire to see the world
as a fair place
actor-observer effect - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to make situational
attributions for our own behaviors while making dispositional attributions for the identical
behavior of others
self-serving bias - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to perceive oneself favorably
false consensus effect - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to overestimate the extent to
which others share our beliefs and behaviors
components of an attitude - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive, affective, behavioral
central route to attitude change - CORRECT ANSWER - ability and motivation to process
a message is high and close attention is paid to message content
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
personal perception - CORRECT ANSWER - one's own understanding of reality
attractiveness - CORRECT ANSWER - a source characteristic that evokes favorable
attitudes if a source is physically attractive, likable, familiar, or similar to ourselves
Social schemas are best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER - organized clusters of ideas
about people or social events
Stereotypes are - CORRECT ANSWER - generalizations about groups that are often
applied to individual group members.
prototype theories - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory of concept learning that states that
one's ability to categorize objects depends on forming a prototype or ideal example, to which
new examples are compared.
exemplar theories - CORRECT ANSWER - A theory holding that we gain our knowledge
of concepts by retrieving specific exemplars of the concepts
prejudice - CORRECT ANSWER - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or
actual experience
stereotype threat - CORRECT ANSWER - a self-confirming concern that one will be
evaluated based on a negative stereotype
Internal attributions - CORRECT ANSWER - ascribe the causes of behavior to personal
dispositions, traits, abilities, and feelings
, External attributions - CORRECT ANSWER - ascribe the causes of behavior to
situational demands and environmental constraints
compassionate love - CORRECT ANSWER - the deep affectionate attachment we feel for
those with whom our lives are intertwined
passionate love - CORRECT ANSWER - an aroused state of intense positive absorption
in another, usually present at the beginning of a love relationship
fundamental attribution error - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency for observers, when
analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the
impact of personal disposition
blaming the victim - CORRECT ANSWER - The tendency to blame individuals (make
dispositional attributions) for their victimization, typically motivated by a desire to see the world
as a fair place
actor-observer effect - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to make situational
attributions for our own behaviors while making dispositional attributions for the identical
behavior of others
self-serving bias - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to perceive oneself favorably
false consensus effect - CORRECT ANSWER - the tendency to overestimate the extent to
which others share our beliefs and behaviors
components of an attitude - CORRECT ANSWER - cognitive, affective, behavioral
central route to attitude change - CORRECT ANSWER - ability and motivation to process
a message is high and close attention is paid to message content
