Question 1

Controlled and automatic attribution processes are managed by the same part of the brain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to research by Srull and Wyer, subjects are more likely to perceive hostility in ambiguous behavior if they:

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A)   first read words dealing with hostility and aggression.
B)   first read words dealing with the benefits of "turning the other cheek."
C)   were first mildly shocked.
D)   first read a biography of the person doing the behavior.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Forming and using categories to represent socially meaningful stimuli is known as:

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A)   episodic memory.
B)   social intelligence.
C)   procedural knowledge.
D)   social cognition.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

People with an entity view of ability see task performance as a means of proving their ability.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Perceiving stable and permanent reasons for one's bad outcomes is thought to lead to:

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A)   false attributions.
B)   depression.
C)   violence.
D)   lower self-complexity.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

One assumption of the cognitive perspective is that:

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A)   all decisions are unconscious.
B)   all decisions are conscious.
C)   most decisions are unconscious, but some are conscious.
D)   most decisions are conscious, but some are unconscious.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 7

Cognitive therapy techniques sometimes encourage people to do things they expect to have negative consequences.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When a memory node is activated in memory:

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A)   the information in it appears in conscious memory.
B)   related nodes become inactive.
C)   information in related nodes cannot be brought to consciousness.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Interviews, self-reports, and think-aloud protocols are all cognitive assessment techniques.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Schema-based biases:

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A)   are no longer thought to exist.
B)   refer to the idea that it's easier to remember shocking information that clashes with our schemas.
C)   can perpetuate themselves.
D)   none of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Self-schemas may only seem different from other schemas because they are so well- developed.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Thinking of the self in a contextualized way:

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A)   is very easy to do.
B)   is very difficult to do.
C)   can exacerbate emotional reactions to failure.
D)   can dampen emotional reactions to failure.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 13

Possible selves include selves a person would like to become and selves they expect to become, but do not include selves they are afraid of becoming.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive view of personality?

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A)   The approach is very fragmented.
B)   The approach concerns specific mental processes that underlie personality.
C)   Research in this approach tends to be tightly focused on particular issues.
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Metcalfe and Mischel proposed two cognitive systems: an irrational system and a rational system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Primes must be processed consciously in order to have effects on perception or behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

People with an incremental view of ability attend to cues of consistency

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In an initial phase of a task, the activation of certain information from memory is known as:

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A)   priming.
B)   programming.
C)   information action inferences.
D)   arbitrary inferences.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Beck argues that depressed people:

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A)   overgeneralize from negative events.
B)   engage in too little automatic thinking.
C)   fail to anticipate bad outcomes.
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Children may have negative attitudes about minorities as early as 6 years of age.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Cognitive Perspective

One assumption of the cognitive perspective is that:

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Metcalfe and Mischel proposed two cognitive systems: an irrational system and a rational system.

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Self-schemas may only seem different from other schemas because they are so well- developed.

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Interviews, self-reports, and think-aloud protocols are all cognitive assessment techniques.

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Possible selves include selves a person would like to become and selves they expect to become, but do not include selves they are afraid of becoming.

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In an initial phase of a task, the activation of certain information from memory is known as:

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Beck argues that depressed people:

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When a memory node is activated in memory:

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Controlled and automatic attribution processes are managed by the same part of the brain.

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Primes must be processed consciously in order to have effects on perception or behavior.

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According to research by Srull and Wyer, subjects are more likely to perceive hostility in ambiguous behavior if they:

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Cognitive therapy techniques sometimes encourage people to do things they expect to have negative consequences.

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Thinking of the self in a contextualized way:

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Schema-based biases:

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Children may have negative attitudes about minorities as early as 6 years of age.

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People with an entity view of ability see task performance as a means of proving their ability.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the cognitive view of personality?

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People with an incremental view of ability attend to cues of consistency

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Perceiving stable and permanent reasons for one's bad outcomes is thought to lead to:

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Forming and using categories to represent socially meaningful stimuli is known as:

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