Social Science: Social Cognition and Perception
Description: This quiz is designed to assess your understanding of social cognition and perception, which are key concepts in social psychology. The quiz covers topics such as social schemas, attitudes, attribution theory, and interpersonal perception. | |
Number of Questions: 15 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
Tags: social cognition perception social psychology |
What is the process by which we organize and interpret social information according to our existing beliefs and expectations?
What is the term for the tendency to attribute our own successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors?
Which theory suggests that we tend to perceive people in terms of a few simple dimensions, such as good-bad, warm-cold, and strong-weak?
What is the process by which we form attitudes towards objects, people, and events?
Which theory suggests that attitudes are learned through classical conditioning and operant conditioning?
What is the term for the tendency to seek out information that confirms our existing beliefs and to avoid information that challenges them?
Which theory suggests that people are motivated to reduce the inconsistency between their attitudes and their behavior?
What is the term for the tendency to perceive people who are similar to us as being more trustworthy and likeable?
Which theory suggests that people's behavior is influenced by their social identity?
What is the term for the tendency to perceive people who are different from us as being more untrustworthy and less likeable?
Which theory suggests that people's behavior is influenced by their expectations about the outcomes of their actions?
What is the term for the tendency to perceive people in a positive light, even when they have negative qualities?
Which theory suggests that people's attitudes can be changed by exposing them to persuasive messages?
What is the term for the tendency to perceive people who are physically attractive as being more intelligent, trustworthy, and successful?
Which theory suggests that people's attitudes are influenced by their social environment?