Social Perception
Psychology ⇒ Social Psychology
Social Perception starts at 9 and continues till grade 12.
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Define 'stereotype' in the context of social perception.
Describe how cultural differences can affect social perception.
Describe how the self-serving bias can affect how we perceive our own behavior.
Describe one way in which stereotypes can affect social perception.
Describe the difference between internal and external attributions.
Explain how the 'recency effect' can influence social perception.
A student believes that all members of a certain group are unfriendly, even though they have only met a few people from that group. What is this an example of? (1) Stereotyping (2) Attribution (3) Recency effect (4) Impression management
In a classroom, a teacher expects certain students to do well and gives them more attention. As a result, those students perform better. What is this an example of? (1) Stereotyping (2) Self-fulfilling prophecy (3) Attribution error (4) Social loafing
A student believes that all members of a certain group are unfriendly, even though they have only met a few people from that group. What is this an example of? (1) Stereotyping (2) Attribution (3) Recency effect (4) Impression management
In a classroom, a teacher expects certain students to do well and gives them more attention. As a result, those students perform better. What is this an example of? (1) Stereotyping (2) Self-fulfilling prophecy (3) Attribution error (4) Social loafing
Which of the following best describes attribution theory? (1) How people form groups (2) How people explain the causes of behavior (3) How people remember events (4) How people learn languages
Which of the following is a consequence of relying on stereotypes? (1) Fair treatment (2) Accurate judgments (3) Prejudice (4) Improved relationships
Fill in the blank: ________ are mental shortcuts that help us make judgments quickly but can sometimes lead to errors.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process of drawing conclusions about others based on limited information.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the process of interpreting and understanding the behavior of others.
Fill in the blank: The ________ bias is the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and our failures to external factors.
True or False: First impressions are often formed within seconds of meeting someone.
True or False: Nonverbal cues can sometimes contradict verbal messages.
True or False: People from different cultures may interpret the same gesture in different ways.
True or False: Social perception can be improved by being aware of our own biases.
