This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Psychology > Class 12 Psychology Chapter 6 Attitude And Social Cognition – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Psychology Chapter 6 Attitude And Social Cognition Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The relationship between behaviour and attitudes tends to be A) Inconsistent. B) Consistent. C) Indirect. D) Direct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistent. 2. Which is NOT part of the tri-component model of attitudes? A) Cognitive. B) Emotional. C) Affective. D) Behavioural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional. 3. Liam has driven a car for 20 years. One night while hewas driving, torrential rain began falling, causing Liamto skid and smash into a pole. Liam's behaviour is likelyto be attributed to A) External attributions. B) The fundamental attribution error. C) Internal attributions. D) Cognitive dissonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) External attributions. 4. Which of the following sentences is most correct? A) A stereotype is a widely held generalised belief about all members of a group of people. B) A stereotype is a widely held generalised attitude towards some members of a group of people. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A stereotype is a widely held generalised belief about all members of a group of people. 5. Prejudice is ..... , while discrimination is ..... A) Social; personal. B) An opinion, a judgement. C) A behaviour; a norm. D) An attitude; a behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An attitude; a behaviour. 6. Why people tend to be "cognitive misers" ..... A) To save time and conserve resources. B) Because we are born lazy. C) To make ourselves feel better. D) To protect our self esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To save time and conserve resources. 7. The inconsistency that can occur between people's attitudes and behaviour is a ..... of the tri-component model. A) Limitation. B) Intention. C) Advantage. D) Celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limitation. 8. Jennie diminta Lisa melupakan mantannya, tetapi malah semakin ingat dengan mantannya pada saat itu juga. Hal ini merupakan contoh dari mode ..... A) Goal-Inconsistent Automaticity. B) Conscious Priming. C) Chronic Accessibility. D) Goal-Driven Automatic Processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goal-Inconsistent Automaticity. 9. According to the tri-component model, which components must be present for an attitude to exist? A) Affective, cognitive, and behavioural. B) Cognitive, emotional, and physical. C) Behavioural, emotional, and psychological. D) Affective, psychological, and physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affective, cognitive, and behavioural. 10. Which of the following concepts applies? I have the highest grade in the class because I am the smartest and hardest working student. A) Self-serving bias. B) Fundamental attribution error. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-serving bias. 11. Perceived control over a behaviour refers to ..... A) The belief a person has that shapes the cognitive aspect of their attitude. B) The belief a person has that they can actually perform a behaviour linked to their attitude. C) The beliefs people have about other people's behaviour. D) The perception we have about other people's attitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The belief a person has that they can actually perform a behaviour linked to their attitude. 12. Weak attitudes are ..... likely to influence behaviour. A) More. B) Less. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 13. What is an internal attribution? A) An explanation that involves non-verbal communication. B) An explanation due to the characteristics of the person involved, such as their personality, ability, attitude, motivation, mood, or effort. C) An explanation due to external factors such as the environment. D) An explanation based on the influence of other people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An explanation due to the characteristics of the person involved, such as their personality, ability, attitude, motivation, mood, or effort. 14. A situational attribution is when an assumed cause of a behavior ..... A) Is thought to come from outside a person. B) Is thought to come from within a person. C) Is thought to be biased. D) Is thought to impact self esteem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is thought to come from outside a person. 15. What might you conclude if you see a new student arguing with a teacher in the school yard at lunchtime? A) The student is rebellious, argumentative, and/or rude. B) The student is very intelligent. C) The student is shy and introverted. D) The student is very popular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student is rebellious, argumentative, and/or rude. 16. According to the ABC model of attitudes, attitudes should be ..... A) Long-lasting. B) Consistent. C) Inconsistent. D) Temporary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consistent. 17. Jen believes that her little sister was crying because the family dog had just bitten her, Jen is making a(n) ..... about her behavior. A) Dispositional Attribution. B) Self-Serving Bias. C) Fundamental Attribution Error. D) Situational Attribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Situational Attribution. 18. Israel believes that helping the house clean up after a party is the right thing to do. However, he really hates cleaning and the mess makes him feel disgusted so he usually does not help. In other words the cognitive component of Israel's attitude towards cleaning is inconsistent with both the ..... and ..... components. A) Perceived control; behavioural. B) Direct experience; affective. C) Affective; behavioural. D) Affective; emotional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affective; behavioural. 19. If the message generates too much fear, it is going to create ..... effect A) Congruent. B) Insignificant. C) More persuasive. D) Less persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Less persuasive. 20. Which component of an attitude refers to the emotional reactions or feelings an individual has towards an object, person, group, event, or issue? A) Affective component. B) Cognitive component. C) Behavioral component. D) Physical component. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affective component. 21. According to research, how are people who are judged as physically attractive generally perceived? A) Less interesting and less socially skilled. B) More interesting, warm, mentally healthy, and socially skilled. C) More lonely and socially anxious. D) Less intelligent and independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More interesting, warm, mentally healthy, and socially skilled. 22. Suatu hal dapat menarik perhatian seseorang karena relatif terlihat paling menonjol dibandingkan hal lainnya. Hal ini disebut ..... A) Direct Perception. B) Accessibility. C) Salience. D) Vividness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salience. 23. Yang bukan merupakan karakteristik dari long-term memory, adalah A) Dapat menampung kurang lebih 7 item informasi. B) Bersifat 'consolidatet' atau tidak sensitif terhadap gangguan. C) Informasi dapat bertahan berhari-hari hingga minggu (lama). D) Informasi dapat tak terbatas/ limitless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dapat menampung kurang lebih 7 item informasi. 24. People should stay at home and wear masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. I'm doing just that! It angers me when I see people breaking the rules. Identify the AFFECTIVE component of this attitude. A) Thinking people should follow the rules. B) Following the rules. C) Anger directed at those breaking the rules. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anger directed at those breaking the rules. 25. Attribution theory generally explains why people A) Act the way they do. B) Form impressions of themselves and others. C) Perceive others as they do. D) Perceive themselves and others as they do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act the way they do. 26. What does tapping fingers when waiting generally indicate in Western cultures? A) Familiarity. B) Puzzlement. C) Disbelief. D) Impatience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impatience. 27. Which step is not part of the problem-solving process? A) Identifying the problem. B) Implementing the solution. C) Gathering information. D) Ignoring potential solutions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ignoring potential solutions. 28. Cognitive dissonance occurs when there is consistency between thoughts, feelings, and/or behaviours. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. Berikut hal yang mempengaruhi dalam proses pembentukan Self Concept menurut Burns, Kecuali A) Ideal Self. B) Self Regulation. C) Self Esteem. D) Self Image. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self Regulation. 30. What is person perception? A) The process of forming impressions and making judgments about others. B) The process of forming impressions about oneself. C) The process of making decisions based on complete information. D) The process of ignoring social connections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process of forming impressions and making judgments about others. 31. Prejudice is a/an ..... ; whereas discrimination is a/an ..... A) Attitude; stereotype. B) Attitude; behaviour. C) Behaviour; attitude. D) Stereotype; behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attitude; behaviour. 32. I like eating chocolate but I don't eat it much because I know it's bad for me. What is this an example of? A) Cognitive Dissonance. B) Peripheral Route of Persuasion. C) Central Route of Persuasion. D) Being a glutton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cognitive Dissonance. 33. If butterflies make you happy, and you think they are harmless, but, you jump when one lands on your hand ..... A) Your cognition and attitude match your behaviour. B) Your cognition does not match your attitude or behaviour. C) Your cognition matches your attitude or behaviour. D) Your cognition and attitude do not match your behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your cognition and attitude do not match your behaviour. 34. Which option represents the behavioral component of attitude towards exercise? A) Feeling energized and happy after a workout. B) Regularly going to the gym. C) Purchasing fitness equipment. D) Believing exercise is important for health. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regularly going to the gym. 35. What does the term 'evaluation' refer to in the context of defining an attitude? A) A judgment being made about some specific aspect of our lives and the world in which we live. B) A random thought process. C) A genetic predisposition to certain behaviors. D) A physical reaction to an external stimulus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A judgment being made about some specific aspect of our lives and the world in which we live. 36. What is a behavioral component of attitude towards a brand like Apple? A) Following brand updates. B) Attending product launch events. C) Regularly purchasing Apple products. D) Feeling excited and satisfied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regularly purchasing Apple products. 37. What is an Ingroup? A) Holding a negative attitude towards the members of a group, based solely on their membership of that group. B) Any group you do not belong to or identify with. C) Any group that you belong to or identify with. D) Collection of beliefs that we have about the people who belong to a certain group, regardless of individual differences among members of that group. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any group that you belong to or identify with. 38. What does thinking involve? A) Random actions. B) External manipulation of objects. C) Mental manipulation of information. D) Blind guessing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mental manipulation of information. 39. The ..... mode of message transmission is more effective in bringing about an attitude change A) Mass media. B) Digital. C) Pmphlets. D) Face to face. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Face to face. 40. Three pedestrians arrive at a set of traffic lights. When the green man appears they cross together.Would they be classified as a group? A) No because there were not enough people present. B) Yes, because they had a mutual goal of wanting to cross the road. C) Yes, because they influenced each other by crossing the road. D) No, because they did not interact with each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No, because they did not interact with each other. 41. True or falseHeuristics is activated by schemas A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. The sense that a person is not doing as well as others in the same reference group. A) Relative Deprivation. B) Schemas. C) Social Identity Theory. D) Social Perception. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative Deprivation. 43. A person suffering from cognitive dissonance is likely to A) Blame other people for their problems. B) Refuse to commit to long-term relationships. C) Change their attitudes. D) Do all of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change their attitudes. 44. Benji tries to attribute his failure to organise an event to external factors by saying that the rain was the reason no one showed up, not the fact that he was a bad organiser. This is an example of the A) Self-serving bias. B) Failure bias. C) False-consensus bias. D) Actor-observer bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-serving bias. 45. This refers to changing one's own behavior to more closely match the actions of others. A) Obedience. B) Compliance. C) Conformity. D) Social influence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conformity. 46. Prejudice refers to A) Negative attitude toward members of a group. B) Simplified assumption about a group based on prior assumptions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Negative attitude toward members of a group. 47. If everything else is equal, which of the following factors would least affect how attracted you are to someone? A) The person wears nicer clothes than you normally wear. B) The person rides the same bus as you do every morning. C) The person shares your taste in music and political views. D) The person is about as physically attractive as you are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The person wears nicer clothes than you normally wear. 48. When seeing Chinese tourists, Poom always think that Chinese tourists are noisy. This type of belief is considered as ..... A) Stereotype. B) Prejudice. C) Discrimination. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotype. 49. Which is NOT part of the tri-component or ABC model of attitudes? A) Emotional. B) Cognitive. C) Affective. D) Behavioural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emotional. 50. This is the tendency to overestimate the influence of internal factors on behavior while underestimating the influence the situation. A) Attributive error. B) Fundamental attribution error. C) Situational error. D) Dispositional error. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fundamental attribution error. 51. Aspek evaluasi dari self-concept dimana seseorang dapat merasa berharga/pantas/layak (worthy) atau tidak. Yaitu ..... A) Self-Schema. B) Self-Esteem. C) Self-Concept. D) Self-Confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-Esteem. 52. Which of the following is a problem with the use of self-report measures A) Socially desirable responding. B) People are capable of introspecting and accurately perceive their true attitudes. C) People always lie about how they think and feel. D) All self-report measures are highly unreliable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socially desirable responding. 53. What is one of the functions of attitudes? A) To avoid social interactions. B) To understand the world around us. C) To confuse social groups. D) To create identity crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To understand the world around us. 54. What is the "halo effect" in the context of person perception? A) The tendency to judge people based on their physical appearance alone. B) The tendency to allow our overall positive impression of a person to influence our beliefs and expectations about the person in other qualities. C) The tendency to ignore positive qualities of a person. D) The tendency to focus only on negative qualities of a person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tendency to allow our overall positive impression of a person to influence our beliefs and expectations about the person in other qualities. 55. The three components of an attitude are A) Cognitive, internal and external. B) Behavioural, affective and external. C) Affective, behavioural and cognitive. D) Affective, behavioural and internal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affective, behavioural and cognitive. 56. You and your classmate work on a project, and it succeeds! In describing your relative contributions to the project, you assume that your contribution is greater than your classmate's, but they assume their contribution is greater than yours. Which of the following does this illustrate? A) Self-serving bias. B) Fundamental attribution error. C) Actor/observer bias. D) False consensus effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Self-serving bias. 57. Bella votes for the Australian Greens party because her parents voted for them. The acquisition of Bella's attitude based on her parent's voting preferences is best explained by A) Repeated exposure. B) Operant conditioning. C) Classical conditioning. D) Social learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social learning. 58. Fundamental attribution error is our tendency to A) Make a basic mistake in person perception. B) Overestimate the importance of situational factors in judging ourselves. C) Overestimate the importance of personal factors in judging ourselves. D) Overestimate the importance of personal factors and underestimate the importance of situational factors in judging someone else's behaviour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Overestimate the importance of personal factors and underestimate the importance of situational factors in judging someone else's behaviour. 59. Which is not part of the ABC model of attitudes? A) Adaptive. B) Affective. C) Behavioural. D) Cognitive. 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