WGU D312 Final Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Our understanding of how culture influences behavior in organizations is grounded in our idea
of ________________. - Answers -Social Cognition
Explains how we develop mental representations and how our mental representations influence
the way we process info about people and social events - Answers -Social Cognition
When mental representations define a category - Answers Schema
When a mental representations contain a behavioral sequence - Answers Script
Happens spontaneously with little or no conscious thought - Answers Type 1 social cognition
Categorization process - Answers Social cognition
Shapes understanding of how culture influences behavior - Answers -Social Cognition
In the US when being introduced to someone new they may shake each others hands without
much thought - Answers Example of type 1
Less automatic and requires more conscious thought - Answers Type 2 social cognition
If an American is encountered with someone they don't like they may wonder weather or not to
hake their hand and the appropriate greeting - Answers Example of Type 2 social cognition
Most of our behavior is based on _______________ cognition. - Answers -Type 1
Our capacity for engaging in ___________ cognition is very limited and tiring. - Answers Type 2
Shape what people associate with things - Answers -Cultural schemas
Memories associated with personal experiences and also can't be directly known by others -
Answers Self Schemas
Independent and Interdependent - Answers Self Schemas
Person's behavior is expected to be organized and made meaningful based on the person's won
internal thoughts and feelings (Western Cultures) - Answers Independent Self Schema
Individuality is less differentiated and more connected to a particular group of people behavior
is influenced and organized by their perception of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others
in some larger social unit (Collectivist cultures) - Answers Interdependent Self Schema
We categorize ourselves and others in terms of
characteristics that group members share (physical
appearance, religion, political views, country of origin, lifestyle, attitudes, behaviors) - Answers
, Cultural Identity
Unconscious mental representations that shape
thought and action in a familiar situation - Answers Scripts
Acceptable behavior standards and shared within a cultural groups - Answers Norms
How a sequence of events will unfold and how we can adjust our actions appropriately and are
based on past experiences - Answers Scripts
____________ and scripts influence each other. - Answers Schemas
Tell us what to expect from others and what is expected of us in certain situations - Answers
Norms
Is the process by which individuals interpret the messages received from their senses and
thereby give meaning to their environment - Answers Perception
Process of interpreting and giving meaning - Answers Selective Perception
When confronted with information contrary to our existing views we "tune it out" by diverting our
attention elsewhere - Answers Uncertainty avoidance
Attracted to people similar to us and validates our view of the world - Answers Perceived
Similarity and Attraction
___________ clearly related to the idea of schemas and are a categorization of the characteristics
and behavior of a set of individuals - Answers Stereotypes
Categorization of characteristics and behavior of a set of people and usually negative - Answers
Stereotypes
Categorizing cultures based on few dimensions and we notice variability with our own culture!! -
Answers National Stereotypes
Within every complex society certain groups are dominant over others and enjoy a
disproportionate amount of privilege - Answers Social Dominance Theory
Helps us understand and react to our environment by linking the observation of an event to its
causes - Answers Attribution
If members of our cultural group exhibit positive behavior we're more likely to attribute it to their
effort or ability on the other hand when we observe the same behavior by members of another
cultural group we are more likely to attribute it to luck or favorable circumstance - Answers
Ultimate Attribution Error
The general tendency of people to attribute any behavior to characteristics about the individual
Our understanding of how culture influences behavior in organizations is grounded in our idea
of ________________. - Answers -Social Cognition
Explains how we develop mental representations and how our mental representations influence
the way we process info about people and social events - Answers -Social Cognition
When mental representations define a category - Answers Schema
When a mental representations contain a behavioral sequence - Answers Script
Happens spontaneously with little or no conscious thought - Answers Type 1 social cognition
Categorization process - Answers Social cognition
Shapes understanding of how culture influences behavior - Answers -Social Cognition
In the US when being introduced to someone new they may shake each others hands without
much thought - Answers Example of type 1
Less automatic and requires more conscious thought - Answers Type 2 social cognition
If an American is encountered with someone they don't like they may wonder weather or not to
hake their hand and the appropriate greeting - Answers Example of Type 2 social cognition
Most of our behavior is based on _______________ cognition. - Answers -Type 1
Our capacity for engaging in ___________ cognition is very limited and tiring. - Answers Type 2
Shape what people associate with things - Answers -Cultural schemas
Memories associated with personal experiences and also can't be directly known by others -
Answers Self Schemas
Independent and Interdependent - Answers Self Schemas
Person's behavior is expected to be organized and made meaningful based on the person's won
internal thoughts and feelings (Western Cultures) - Answers Independent Self Schema
Individuality is less differentiated and more connected to a particular group of people behavior
is influenced and organized by their perception of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others
in some larger social unit (Collectivist cultures) - Answers Interdependent Self Schema
We categorize ourselves and others in terms of
characteristics that group members share (physical
appearance, religion, political views, country of origin, lifestyle, attitudes, behaviors) - Answers
, Cultural Identity
Unconscious mental representations that shape
thought and action in a familiar situation - Answers Scripts
Acceptable behavior standards and shared within a cultural groups - Answers Norms
How a sequence of events will unfold and how we can adjust our actions appropriately and are
based on past experiences - Answers Scripts
____________ and scripts influence each other. - Answers Schemas
Tell us what to expect from others and what is expected of us in certain situations - Answers
Norms
Is the process by which individuals interpret the messages received from their senses and
thereby give meaning to their environment - Answers Perception
Process of interpreting and giving meaning - Answers Selective Perception
When confronted with information contrary to our existing views we "tune it out" by diverting our
attention elsewhere - Answers Uncertainty avoidance
Attracted to people similar to us and validates our view of the world - Answers Perceived
Similarity and Attraction
___________ clearly related to the idea of schemas and are a categorization of the characteristics
and behavior of a set of individuals - Answers Stereotypes
Categorization of characteristics and behavior of a set of people and usually negative - Answers
Stereotypes
Categorizing cultures based on few dimensions and we notice variability with our own culture!! -
Answers National Stereotypes
Within every complex society certain groups are dominant over others and enjoy a
disproportionate amount of privilege - Answers Social Dominance Theory
Helps us understand and react to our environment by linking the observation of an event to its
causes - Answers Attribution
If members of our cultural group exhibit positive behavior we're more likely to attribute it to their
effort or ability on the other hand when we observe the same behavior by members of another
cultural group we are more likely to attribute it to luck or favorable circumstance - Answers
Ultimate Attribution Error
The general tendency of people to attribute any behavior to characteristics about the individual
