Question 1

Participants primed with hostility were more likely to rate an ambiguous person as hostile, but no differently on other evaluative terms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The "best member" or "most typical" example of a category is called a:

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A)   central proposition.
B)   dispositional attribution.
C)   prototype.
D)   schema.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

What were Epstein's two modes of processing from his cognitive-experiential self- theory? How are they different?

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Question 4

Which of the following is true of how information influences what happens next?

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A)   The information must be processed consciously in order to have an influence.
B)   The person must know about and want the information to influence what happens next.
C)   The information need not reach consciousness in order to have an influence.
D)   The information must be correct in order to have an influence.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Aspects of cognitive psychology are strikingly similar to the ideas of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Abraham Maslow. 
B)   George Kelly.
C)   Carl Rogers.
D)   none of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Seymour Epstein's cognitive-experiential self-theory assumes that there is/are__________ systems through which we perceive reality.

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A)   one
B)   two
C)   three
D)   fourE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Some theories state that schemas do not have an organizing quality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Connectionism is another term for parallel distributed processing

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When a given schema is activated:

Accepted Answer

A)   people look for information relevant to that schema.
B)   another schema can't be activated.
C)   people have a more difficult time concentrating.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Beck used the term cognitive triad to refer to positive thought processes that could help alleviate depressive symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Knowledge that particular acts typically lead to particular outcomes is termed behavior-outcome expectancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social cognition refers to the notion that people form categories of types of people and social situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Cognitive theorists view people as implicit scientists who try to predict the world

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

People develop schematic representations of:

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A)   situations.
B)   individual people.
C)   environments.
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following statements about Mischel's notion of competencies is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Competencies are the skills people develop over their lifetimes.
B)   Competencies include social skills.
C)   Competencies represent static knowledge.
D)   People's competencies are influenced by their experiences.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

__________are schemas for a class of episodes.

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A)   Prototypes
B)   Episodic traces
C)   Scripts
D)   Fuzzy setsE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The idealized best member of a category is its:

Accepted Answer

A)   object.
B)   prototype.
C)   schema.
D)   fuzzy set.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Connectionists use the metaphor of neuronal processes to explain cognitive functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Kelly viewed people as implicit:

Accepted Answer

A)   scientists.
B)   artists.
C)   altruists.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Automatic tendencies are able to overcome implicit stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Cognitive Perspective

Connectionism is another term for parallel distributed processing

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Automatic tendencies are able to overcome implicit stereotypes.

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Which of the following is true of how information influences what happens next?

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Participants primed with hostility were more likely to rate an ambiguous person as hostile, but no differently on other evaluative terms.

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People develop schematic representations of:

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Knowledge that particular acts typically lead to particular outcomes is termed behavior-outcome expectancy.

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Some theories state that schemas do not have an organizing quality.

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Aspects of cognitive psychology are strikingly similar to the ideas of:

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The idealized best member of a category is its:

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The "best member" or "most typical" example of a category is called a:

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Kelly viewed people as implicit:

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Connectionists use the metaphor of neuronal processes to explain cognitive functioning.

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Social cognition refers to the notion that people form categories of types of people and social situations.

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When a given schema is activated:

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Cognitive theorists view people as implicit scientists who try to predict the world

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Seymour Epstein's cognitive-experiential self-theory assumes that there is/are__________ systems through which we perceive reality.

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__________are schemas for a class of episodes.

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Beck used the term cognitive triad to refer to positive thought processes that could help alleviate depressive symptoms.

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Which of the following statements about Mischel's notion of competencies is NOT true?

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What were Epstein's two modes of processing from his cognitive-experiential self- theory? How are they different?

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