Social Cognition and Gender

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What is the term for the tendency to perceive and interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs and expectations?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Self-serving bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out and interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs and expectations, while ignoring or discounting information that contradicts those beliefs.

Which of the following is an example of a gender stereotype?

  1. Women are more emotional than men.

  2. Men are more aggressive than women.

  3. Women are better at multitasking than men.

  4. Men are better at math than women.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gender stereotypes are widely held beliefs about the characteristics and behaviors of men and women. The statement 'Women are more emotional than men' is an example of a gender stereotype.

What is the term for the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

  1. Self-serving bias

  2. Fundamental attribution error

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Confirmation bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute success to internal factors (e.g., skill, effort) and failure to external factors (e.g., bad luck, unfair circumstances).

Which of the following is an example of a gender role?

  1. Women are expected to be nurturing and caring.

  2. Men are expected to be strong and independent.

  3. Women are expected to be good at cooking and cleaning.

  4. Men are expected to be good at sports and mechanics.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gender roles are socially defined expectations about how men and women should behave. The statement 'Women are expected to be nurturing and caring' is an example of a gender role.

What is the term for the tendency to perceive differences between groups as being larger than they actually are?

  1. Illusory correlation

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Fundamental attribution error

  4. Outgroup homogeneity bias


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Outgroup homogeneity bias is the tendency to perceive members of other groups as being more similar to each other than they actually are, while perceiving members of one's own group as being more diverse.

Which of the following is an example of a gender-based microaggression?

  1. Making a joke about a woman's appearance.

  2. Assuming that a man is the leader of a group.

  3. Interrupting a woman when she is speaking.

  4. Asking a woman if she is pregnant when she is not.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gender-based microaggressions are subtle, everyday insults or slights that communicate negative messages about a person's gender. Making a joke about a woman's appearance is an example of a gender-based microaggression.

What is the term for the tendency to perceive and interpret information in a way that is consistent with one's own cultural values and beliefs?

  1. Ethnocentrism

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Self-serving bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to perceive and interpret information in a way that is consistent with one's own cultural values and beliefs, and to view other cultures as inferior.

Which of the following is an example of a gender-based stereotype?

  1. Women are better at multitasking than men.

  2. Men are better at math than women.

  3. Women are more emotional than men.

  4. Men are more aggressive than women.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gender-based stereotypes are widely held beliefs about the characteristics and behaviors of men and women. The statement 'Women are more emotional than men' is an example of a gender-based stereotype.

What is the term for the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

  1. Self-serving bias

  2. Fundamental attribution error

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Confirmation bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute success to internal factors (e.g., skill, effort) and failure to external factors (e.g., bad luck, unfair circumstances).

Which of the following is an example of a gender-based microaggression?

  1. Asking a woman if she is pregnant when she is not.

  2. Interrupting a woman when she is speaking.

  3. Making a joke about a woman's appearance.

  4. Assuming that a man is the leader of a group.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gender-based microaggressions are subtle, everyday insults or slights that communicate negative messages about a person's gender. Asking a woman if she is pregnant when she is not is an example of a gender-based microaggression.

What is the term for the tendency to perceive differences between groups as being larger than they actually are?

  1. Illusory correlation

  2. Confirmation bias

  3. Fundamental attribution error

  4. Outgroup homogeneity bias


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Outgroup homogeneity bias is the tendency to perceive members of other groups as being more similar to each other than they actually are, while perceiving members of one's own group as being more diverse.

Which of the following is an example of a gender role?

  1. Women are expected to be good at cooking and cleaning.

  2. Men are expected to be good at sports and mechanics.

  3. Women are expected to be nurturing and caring.

  4. Men are expected to be strong and independent.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gender roles are socially defined expectations about how men and women should behave. The statement 'Women are expected to be nurturing and caring' is an example of a gender role.

What is the term for the tendency to attribute success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

  1. Self-serving bias

  2. Fundamental attribution error

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Confirmation bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute success to internal factors (e.g., skill, effort) and failure to external factors (e.g., bad luck, unfair circumstances).

Which of the following is an example of a gender-based stereotype?

  1. Men are better at math than women.

  2. Women are better at multitasking than men.

  3. Women are more emotional than men.

  4. Men are more aggressive than women.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gender-based stereotypes are widely held beliefs about the characteristics and behaviors of men and women. The statement 'Women are more emotional than men' is an example of a gender-based stereotype.

What is the term for the tendency to perceive and interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs and expectations?

  1. Confirmation bias

  2. Hindsight bias

  3. Illusory correlation

  4. Self-serving bias


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out and interpret information in a way that confirms existing beliefs and expectations, while ignoring or discounting information that contradicts those beliefs.

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