Forming impressions

Question 1

Covariation theory

Answer 1

determines if we will attribute someone’s behaviour to their disposition or their situation.

Question 2

Inference theory

Answer 2

suggest that we attribute other’s behaviours based on three variables: Degree of choice, expectation, intended consequences.

Question 3

Consensus

Answer 3

different people, same situation

Question 4

Distinctiveness

Answer 4

Same person, different situations

Question 5

Consistency

Answer 5

same person, same situation( at other times)

Question 6

Degree of choice

Answer 6

The amount of freedom the actor had in choosing their opinion or behaviour

Question 7

Expectation

Answer 7

The degree at which an individual’s behaviour in a particular social role matches our expectation for that role

Question 8

Intended consequences

Answer 8

The goals and motivations of an actor underlying their behaviour

Question 9

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 9

our tendency to attribute other’s behaviours to dispositional factors

Question 10

Actor/Observer

Answer 10

consider the situations factors of your own behaviour, but the dispositional factors of other’s behaviour

Question 11

Cultural differences in FAE for young children

Answer 11

children aged 8 to 11 years old attribute dispositional and situational equally to others

Question 12

Cultural difference in FAE for adults

Answer 12

Americans(more individualist society) tended to tribute to dispositional more. However, Indian adults(more collective society) attribute situational more .

Question 13

T or F: Americans have a higher attribution error than Chinese.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Self- Serving Bias

Answer 14

allows us to perceive ourselves favourably in numerous situations

Question 15

Above-Average Effect

Answer 15

Leads you to think that you are above average in many things

Question 16

Representativeness Heuristic

Answer 16

prototype in your mind with different categories

Question 17

Availability Heuristic

Answer 17

considers the experiences most readily available in memory

Question 18

What is the course evaluation example

Answer 18

Dr.Frist (first semester) was evaluated higher, because students had more positive memories. Dr. Second(seconds semester)was evaluated lower, because students remember more being tired so more negative memories.

Question 19

Proximity

Answer 19

Proximity with another person. Lies in physical distance and functional distance.

Question 20

Functional distance

Answer 20

how often you see the person

Question 21

Physical distance

Answer 21

you will be friends with people who are close to you physically (same class)

Question 22

The Mere Exposure effect:

Answer 22

Tendency to feel more positive to things that are more familiar

Question 23

Why do we rate a mirror image of ourselves as being more attractive than a correct image?

Answer 23

More familiar

Question 23

Why do we rate a mirror image of ourselves as being more attractive than a correct image?

Answer 23

More familiar

Question 24

Physical attractiveness and example

Answer 24

What is beautiful is considered more good

Ex: teachers rate the attractive child as being more intelligent, even though they have the same description

Question 25

T or false: We like those who like us back, especially when we have low self-esteem

Answer 25

True

Question 26

People who had a negative perception of us and then a positive are more ____

Answer 26

liked by us, bc it boosts our self-esteem, makes you like the other person more.