This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > 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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Punishment works to ..... a behaviour whereas reinforcement works to ..... a behaviour. A) Strengthen; Encourage. B) Encourage; Weaken. C) Strengthen; Weaken. D) Weaken; Strengthen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weaken; Strengthen. 2. Cognitive Dissonance was proposed by A) Dennise Richard. B) Hans Seyle. C) Leon Festinger. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leon Festinger. 3. This is an explanation of behavior based on factors in the surrounding environment or situation. A) Situational cause. B) Dispositional cause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Situational cause. 4. Heuristics are slow, complex strategies that help us make decisions and solve problems. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. This is the process of explaining the behavior of others as well as one's behavior. A) Social influence. B) Social interaction. C) Attribution. D) Persuasion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attribution. 6. Arlene is very upset that the government is increasing tertiary HECS fees. Last weekend, Arlene joined thousands of other students to protest this issue. According to the tri-component model of attitudes, Arlene's protesting would come under the A) Affective component. B) Behavioural component. C) Cognitive component. D) Designated component. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behavioural component. 7. If you think all Latin people are good dancers, this is an example of? A) A positive steroetype. B) A negative steroetype. C) A positive prejudice. D) A negative prejudice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A positive steroetype. 8. People are less likely to evaluate messages carefully when they are: A) Under stress. B) Depressed. C) In a good mood. D) Feeling ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a good mood. 9. Attribution theory explains how we: A) Predict the future. B) Decide causes of behavior. C) Memorize facts. D) Avoid biases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decide causes of behavior. 10. The ways that our thinking, feeling, or beliefs that are constructed within a social context by the actual or imagined interactions with others A) Cognitive Miser. B) Social Cognition. C) Attribution. D) Cognitive Bias. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Cognition. 11. The negative feelings and unfair treatment we reserve for others simply because we have defined them as being in the out-group A) In group bias. B) Out group bias. C) Conformity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In group bias. 12. What is an external attribution? A) An explanation of behavior due to factors associated with the situation the person is in. B) An explanation of behavior due to personal characteristics. C) An explanation of behavior due to genetic factors. D) An explanation of behavior due to random chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An explanation of behavior due to factors associated with the situation the person is in. 13. Which of the following is an example of self-serving bias? A) Blaming a failed test on personal lack of effort. B) Crediting a successful project to team collaboration. C) Attributing a promotion to personal hard work. D) Blaming a lost game on the weather conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blaming a lost game on the weather conditions. 14. The availability heuristic is fast as we rely on information readily brought to mind to make decisions and solve problems. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What are the two basic ways to persuade people: A) Primacy effect and recency effect. B) Central route and peripheral route. C) Actor-observer and self-serving bias. D) Attribution theory and matching hypothesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Central route and peripheral route. 16. Miss. P who is working full time and applies for a credit account with Myer. She is told that she can't have an account unless her husband acts as a guarantor. Myer don't require male employees to have a guarantor. This is an example of ..... A) Stereotyping. B) Equal opportunity. C) Anti-discrimination. D) Discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Discrimination. 17. What is body language? A) The verbal communication used to express thoughts. B) The written communication used to convey messages. C) The silent language of non-verbal communication through facial expressions, eye gaze, posture, gestures, and other bodily movements. D) The use of technology to communicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The silent language of non-verbal communication through facial expressions, eye gaze, posture, gestures, and other bodily movements. 18. What does stigma involve? A) Involves social disapproval of a group or individual. B) Involves having a negative attitude towards a group or an individual. C) Involves negative behaviour aimed at those individuals. D) Involves social disapproval of a group or individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involves social disapproval of a group or individual. 19. Beliefs about groups in which we belong. A) Social Identity Theory. B) Social Perception. C) Schemas. D) Self-fulfilling Prophecy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Identity Theory. 20. This proposes that leaders have certain personality traits that inspire change in individuals and organizations. A) Great person theory. B) Transactional view. C) Transformational view. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transformational view. 21. One key aspect of the representativeness heuristic that distinguishes it from other decision-making heuristics is A) Its reliance on inaccurate information. B) Its reliance on available information. C) Its reliance on others' opinions. D) Its reliance on mental representations or prototypes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its reliance on mental representations or prototypes. 22. Schemas in social cognition help us: A) Store irrelevant information. B) Misinterpret social stimuli. C) Organize and recall social information. D) Avoid predicting others' actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organize and recall social information. 23. This compliance technique involves asking for a small commitment and, after gaining compliance, asking for a bigger commitment. A) Foot-in-the-door technique. B) The door-in-the-face technique. C) The low-ball technique. D) The that's-not-all technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foot-in-the-door technique. 24. Which of the following is not a component of socialcognition? A) Understanding other people's cognitive oremotional states. B) Carrying out behaviours that take intoconsideration the goals and needs of ourselves andothers. C) Understanding our behaviour when we're alone. D) The detection of facial expressions and emotionalresponses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Understanding our behaviour when we're alone. 25. Self-serving bias refers to a person's tendency to attribute their successes to ..... and their failures to ..... A) An actor; an observer. B) An observer; an actor. C) External factors; internal factors. D) Internal factors; external factors. 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