Forming Impression

Question 1

Our probability estimates are affected by how easy it is to think of examples.

Answer 1

Availability Heuristic

Question 2

We attribute the behaviour to the personality of the individual and not the situation.

Answer 2

Dispositional Attribution

Question 3

We tend to believe more people share our views than they actually do.

Answer 3

False Consensus Effect

Question 4

We have a tendency to over-estimate dispositional attributes and under-estimate situational attributes especially when judging the behaviour of others.

Answer 4

Fundamental Attribution Error

Question 5

When individuals believe that two variables are related even though there is no evidence for that relationship. This is particularly relevant to the formation of stereotypes.

Answer 5

Illusory Correlation

Question 6

A speeded categorization task where participants categorize stimuli into four different categories using two response keys. Categories are paired so that two categories require one response key and two categories require the other response key. If the participant completing the task views two categories requiring the same response as related, their performance on the IAT will be fast and accurate. If instead, two related categories require different responses, their performance on the IAT will be slower with more errors. This test can help to reveal the presence of unconscious stereotype.

Answer 6

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

Question 7

We tend to judge a sample (a particular outcome) to be likely to occur if it is similar to the population from which it was selected, even if it’s not statistically probable.

Answer 7

Representativeness Heuristic

Question 8

We tend to view our personal successes as reflecting our true abilities and failures as flukes of circumstance.

Answer 8

Self-Serving Bias

Question 9

We attribute the behaviour to the situation and not the disposition (personality trait) of the individual.

Answer 9

Situational Attribution