Summary PYC3701 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS DOCUMENT INCLUDE: ASSIGNMENT 1 & 2 MEMO (2020) AND EXAM MEMOS ()

PYC3701
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
 ASSIGNMENT 1 2020
 ASSIGNMENT 2 2020
 MAY/JUNE 2019
 OCT/NOV 2018
 MAY/JUNE 2018
 MAY/JUNE 2017 (PAPER 1)
 MAY/JUNE 2017 (PAPER 1)
 OCT/NOV 2017
 OCT/NOV 2016
 MAY/JUNE 2016
 MAY/JUNE 2015
 OCT/NOV 2015




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, ASSIGNMENT 1

1. The process during which we interpret, analyse, remember, and use information
about the social world is known as - - - - -.

1. encoding
2. automatic processing
3. social cognition
4. schemas


Alternative 3 is correct. The process during which we interpret, analyze, remember, and
use information about the social world is known as social cognition

(See chapter 2 in the textbook on page 55 for more information).




2. One way to manage information overload is to make use of - - - - -.

1. mental shortcuts such as heuristics
2. the anchoring and adjustment stratagem
3. automatic priming
4. the complexity schema


Alternative 1 is correct. One way to manage information overload is to make use of
mental shortcuts such as heuristics

(See chapter 2 in the textbook on page 58 for more information).




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