Psychology Exam Test Questions
and answers graded A+
One's knowledge and beliefs about oneself are called _________ while one's feelings about oneself
is called the_________? - ANS✅✅A self-concept and self esteem
The independent construal of the self emphasizes all of the following aspects of the self: -
ANS✅✅Autonomy, uniqueness, and self-reliance (not interconnectedness)
The process which people come to understand others is termed: - ANS✅✅Social behavior
Dispositional attributions refer mainly to: - ANS✅✅the person's personality traits, needs, and
intentions
If you have a friend who tells you that he really likes you, but you also know that he tells almost
everyone he meets the same thing, you will likely attribute his behavior as dispositional due to: -
ANS✅✅Distinctiveness
In attributing the causes of a person's behavior, we consider ________; that is, the extent to which
the behavior is common to other people in the same situation. - ANS✅✅Consensus
Which of the following is NOT a manifestation of the self serving biases that were discussed in the
class: - ANS✅✅Self verification (manifestations: counter defensive, self enhancement, self
effacing)
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determines whether self serving biases are
utilized? - ANS✅✅How attractive the dimension of the question is (determines: how public the
manifestation of the question is, how schematic the dimension in question is, and how subjective
the dimension in question is)
Jonas and Helene both failed their psychology tests. Jonas states that he failed because he was too
tired on the day of the exam. If he commits the fundamental attribution error he will probably think
that Helene failed because: - ANS✅✅She is not very intelligent
, Bill and Ben have an accident in which their cars collide. Bill blames the rainy weather for his skid.
Ben blames Bill's bad driving skills for the accident and believes that his own driving was exemplary.
In this case, Ben is displaying: - ANS✅✅The actor-observer effect
The tendency of a person to perceive that others are not as talented as they are is called: -
ANS✅✅False uniqueness effect
A general rule that relies on information that is most readily at hand is called the ________ heuristic.
- ANS✅✅Availability
Suppose that most of your friends do not drink alcoholic beverages. Suppose further that you are
asked in a class to answer the following question: "What is the percentage of people who drink
alcoholic beverages?" You reply with a low percentage. In this case you have made an error based on
your use of the __________ heuristic. - ANS✅✅Availability
Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others? - ANS✅✅Disposition
Cognitive dissonance theory states that: - ANS✅✅a dissonance reduction is motivated by an
aversive state of tension
Antonio is an environmentalist who works in a local logging mill. Although he feels that working at
the mill is a contradiction, he says that it was the only job he could find, and now that he has gotten
two raises, he is making more money there than he could if he were to find another job. In this
example, Antonio: - ANS✅✅Reduced dissonance by adding constant elements
The theory that we come to understand our attitudes and emotions by observing our own behavior
and the circumstances in which it occurs is called _______ theory. - ANS✅✅Self-perception
After Demetri first meets Ivana, the more he sees her, the more he likes her. This example reflects
the: - ANS✅✅Mere exposure effect
Among the factors in interpersonal attraction, _______ refers to the fact that the more we see and
interact with someone, the greater likelihood that we will be attracted to him or her. -
ANS✅✅Proximity
In Milgram's classic study on obedience, the learners: - ANS✅✅were paid actors
and answers graded A+
One's knowledge and beliefs about oneself are called _________ while one's feelings about oneself
is called the_________? - ANS✅✅A self-concept and self esteem
The independent construal of the self emphasizes all of the following aspects of the self: -
ANS✅✅Autonomy, uniqueness, and self-reliance (not interconnectedness)
The process which people come to understand others is termed: - ANS✅✅Social behavior
Dispositional attributions refer mainly to: - ANS✅✅the person's personality traits, needs, and
intentions
If you have a friend who tells you that he really likes you, but you also know that he tells almost
everyone he meets the same thing, you will likely attribute his behavior as dispositional due to: -
ANS✅✅Distinctiveness
In attributing the causes of a person's behavior, we consider ________; that is, the extent to which
the behavior is common to other people in the same situation. - ANS✅✅Consensus
Which of the following is NOT a manifestation of the self serving biases that were discussed in the
class: - ANS✅✅Self verification (manifestations: counter defensive, self enhancement, self
effacing)
Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that determines whether self serving biases are
utilized? - ANS✅✅How attractive the dimension of the question is (determines: how public the
manifestation of the question is, how schematic the dimension in question is, and how subjective
the dimension in question is)
Jonas and Helene both failed their psychology tests. Jonas states that he failed because he was too
tired on the day of the exam. If he commits the fundamental attribution error he will probably think
that Helene failed because: - ANS✅✅She is not very intelligent
, Bill and Ben have an accident in which their cars collide. Bill blames the rainy weather for his skid.
Ben blames Bill's bad driving skills for the accident and believes that his own driving was exemplary.
In this case, Ben is displaying: - ANS✅✅The actor-observer effect
The tendency of a person to perceive that others are not as talented as they are is called: -
ANS✅✅False uniqueness effect
A general rule that relies on information that is most readily at hand is called the ________ heuristic.
- ANS✅✅Availability
Suppose that most of your friends do not drink alcoholic beverages. Suppose further that you are
asked in a class to answer the following question: "What is the percentage of people who drink
alcoholic beverages?" You reply with a low percentage. In this case you have made an error based on
your use of the __________ heuristic. - ANS✅✅Availability
Which of the following terms does NOT belong with the others? - ANS✅✅Disposition
Cognitive dissonance theory states that: - ANS✅✅a dissonance reduction is motivated by an
aversive state of tension
Antonio is an environmentalist who works in a local logging mill. Although he feels that working at
the mill is a contradiction, he says that it was the only job he could find, and now that he has gotten
two raises, he is making more money there than he could if he were to find another job. In this
example, Antonio: - ANS✅✅Reduced dissonance by adding constant elements
The theory that we come to understand our attitudes and emotions by observing our own behavior
and the circumstances in which it occurs is called _______ theory. - ANS✅✅Self-perception
After Demetri first meets Ivana, the more he sees her, the more he likes her. This example reflects
the: - ANS✅✅Mere exposure effect
Among the factors in interpersonal attraction, _______ refers to the fact that the more we see and
interact with someone, the greater likelihood that we will be attracted to him or her. -
ANS✅✅Proximity
In Milgram's classic study on obedience, the learners: - ANS✅✅were paid actors
