Concept Quiz 10.1 Flashcards
Early evolutionary pressures favored humans who ____, and by doing so, sculpted much of the social behavior we observe today.
Chose to associate with others
Which of these is an example of situational attribution? Raul wanted to go with me to get something to eat because _____.
He hasn’t eaten since yesterday
Which of the following is an example of correspondence bias? Lin got a D on her paper because ____.
She was too lazy to do it right
Why do we tend to adopt the attitudes of those around us?
To strengthen our chances of being socially included
Which area of the brain is engaged during episodes of cognitive conflict?
Anterior cingulate cortex
The two routes leading to change in attitudes, according to the elaboration likelihood model, are the central route and the ____ route.
Peripheral
Social isolation carries risk similar to all of these EXCEPT ____.
Meningitis
An attribution is ____ about the causes of other people’s behavior.
Judgment
Which of these situations illustrates how classical conditioning affects attitude formation?
A child receives praise and a treat after singing in a play and decides that plays are good
The assumption that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people is known as the ___.
Just-world belief
Cognitive dissonance provides a tool for producing ____.
Attitude change
What does the elaboration likelihood model do?
Predicts our responses to persuasive messages
Social interaction is ____ human need.
A basic
Which of the following opinions shows correspondence bias?
This was a tough project, but the students who did poorly on it are careless
An attitude is ____ that predisposes your behavior.
An evaluation
