Social Thinking

Question 1

sharing one’s fears, thoughts, and goals with another person and being met with non-judgmental empathy

Answer 1

self-disclosure

Question 2

we are more likely to respond to others aggressively whenever we are feeling negative emotions

Answer 2

cognitive neoassociation model

Question 3

child has a consistent caregiver and is able to go out and explore, knowing that he or she has a secure base to return to

Answer 3

secure attachment

Question 4

caregiver has little or no response to a distressed child

Answer 4

avoidant attachment

Question 5

caregiver has an inconsistent response to a child’s distress, sometimes responding appropriately, sometimes neglectfully

Answer 5

ambivalent attachment

Question 6

show no clear pattern of behavior in response to the caregiver’s absence or presence, but instead can show a mix of different behaviors

Answer 6

disorganized attachment

Question 7

affirming the qualities and skills of a person

Answer 7

esteem support

Question 8

form of helping behavior in which the person’s intent is to benefit someone else at some cost to him- or herself

Answer 8

altruism

Question 9

ability to vicariously experience the emotions of another

Answer 9

empathy

Question 10

cognitive bias in which judgments about a specific aspect of an individual can be affected by one’s overall impression of the individual

Answer 10

halo effect

Question 11

individuals will view their own success based on internal factors, while viewing failures based on external factors

Answer 11

self-serving attributional bias

Question 12

posits that we are generally biased toward making dispositional attributions rather than situational attributions, especially in negative contexts

Answer 12

fundamental attribution error

Question 13

occurs when individuals must make judgments that are complex, but instead they substitute a simpler solution or apply a heuristic

Answer 13

attribute substitution

Question 14

group is looked down upon as inferior, dismissed, or ignored

Answer 14

paternalistic

Question 15

group is viewed with resentment, annoyance, and anger

Answer 15

contemptuous

Question 16

group is viewed with jealousy, bitterness, or distrust

Answer 16

envious

Question 17

group is viewed with pride and other positive feelings

Answer 17

admiration

Question 18

people being concerned or anxious about confirming a negative stereotype about one’s social group

Answer 18

stereotype threat

Question 19

irrational positive or negative attitude toward a person, group, or thing, prior to an actual experience with that entity

Answer 19

prejudice

Question 20

ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite any obstacles, and their ability to control resources

Answer 20

power

Question 21

level of respect shown to a person by others

Answer 21

prestige

Question 22

practice of making judgments about other cultures based on the values and beliefs of one’s own culture, especially when it comes to language, customs, and religion

Answer 22

ethnocentrism

Question 23

perception of another culture as different from one’s own, but with the recognition that the cultural values, mores, and rules of a culture fit into that culture itself

Answer 23

cultural relativism