Exam 4 Quizzes Flashcards
Ralph watches as a customer with at least 40 items lines up at his express checkout line. He decides the customer must be a real “idiot” to miss the sign that indicates Ralph’s checkout line is an express line with a limit of 10 items. Ralph’s attribution for the cause of the customer’s behavior is consistent with:
fundamental attribution error
Which of the following characteristics is MOST likely to enhance the credibility of the source of a persuasive message?
trustworthiness
Tally just heard that her neighbor, Rupert, was involved in an automobile accident. If Tally concludes that Rupert’s reckless driving habits caused the accident, she has:
made an internal attribution
Graham is a 25 years old male who is extremely anxious about any type of sexual activity. According to Freud’s view of personality development, this anxiety may have arisen from
excessive punishment during his toilet training as a toddler
Janelle is suspicious and uncooperative. Her friends think she is a boastful person who is seldom sympathetic. Based on the five-factor model of personality, Janelle would probably score:
low in agreeableness
Marsha believes that all news reporters are cynical, doubting individuals who would sell their souls for an exclusive story. In this case, Marsha’s beliefs about the traits and behaviors of news reporters are one example of:
stereotype
Jason just sat down to work on his term paper when his friends called and invited him to a party. If Jason decides he will only go to the party after he finishes outlining the term paper, his decision reflects the functioning of his
ego
After several weeks of feeling gloomy and being socially withdrawn, Marco has suddenly become extremely sociable and talkative. He doesn’t seem to need any sleep, and he becomes irritated when his friends tell him to slow down. Marco’s behavior is consistent with _______ _________.
bipolar disorder
Tony believes that he is Thomas Edison, and he is convinced that his neighbors are spies who are trying to steal his inventions. He believes the neighbors break into his house and search for plans for new inventions when he is not home. Tony’s symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in
schizophrenia
Martha wins three games of backgammon in a row, even though she has never played before. If Martha assumes she has “beginner’s luck,” she is making an ____ attribution about her success; if she decides backgammon is an easy game, she is making an ____ attribution about her success.
external unstable, external stable
In explaining why Cole is deceitful and has a tendency to lie, a psychologist who held a strong behavioral view toward personality development would consider Cole’s:
previous learning experiences and his history of reinforcement.
Sharon has only actually met three musicians who have had full beards, and she has also met three musicians who were clean-shaven. Still, she believes that MOST musicians have beards. Sharon’s belief reflects:
illusory correlation
Mr. Monk is constantly concerned about cleanliness. As a result he spends hours per day cleaning his apartment, bathing, and washing his hands. Mr. Monk would most likely be diagnosed with
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Heather has had several headaches recently. She made an appointment with her doctor because she was worried that she might have a serious problem (a brain tumor!). Her doctor examined her and determined that she was just having tension headaches. Instead of being reassured, Heather immediately made an appointment with the best neurologist in town to have more definitive tests conducted that would support her self-diagnosis. If Heather has a psychological disorder it is MOST likely ______________.
hypochondriasis
A self-serving bias is a tendency to attribute our positive outcomes to ____ and negative outcomes to ____.
dispositional causes, situational causes
