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Tania is an employee in an IT firm. She behaves in a friendly manner with her mentor and smiles at him courteously. However, her mentor wrongly assumes that Tania is sexually attracted to him. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:
misattribution.
an illusory correlation.
embodied cognition.
the availability heuristic.
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One reason people are overconfident is that they are not inclined to seek out information:
that might disprove what they believe.
from experts.
that is objective and factual.
that involves judging estimates and comparisons.
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Maxine is the captain of her school's basketball team. After losing an interschool basketball tournament by one point, she is depressed and feels guilty. She thinks that if she had not made three consecutive fouls, her team would have won the match. In the context of social thinking, this scenario illustrates:
cognitive dissonance.
counterfactual thinking.
priming.
egocentrism.
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Natalie's friend Jordan enjoys eating good food and visits new restaurants every week. He watches cooking shows regularly and does not shy away from trying new cuisines. Seeing his interest in food, Natalie assumes that Jordan is an expert cook. Which of the following concepts of psychology is illustrated in Natalie's assumption?
the overjustification effect
belief perseverance
the representativeness heuristic
counterfactual thinking
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The idea that chance events are subject to our influence describes:
the illusion of control.
an illusory correlation.
the availability heuristic.
the representative heuristic.
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Which of the following strategies might be helpful in reducing the overconfidence bias?
Delay feedback regarding the accuracy of people's judgments.
Inform people about the overconfidence bias.
Get people to think of one good reason why their judgments might be wrong.
How Do We Judge Our Social Worlds, Consciously and Unconsciously?
Tell people that there is no remedy for the overconfidence bias.
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Murray and his colleagues (2003) found that, among married couples, the self-fulfilling prophecy occurred when one person interpreted slight hurts as rejections. The person who felt rejected was then motivated to:
devalue his or her partner but try to become close to him or her.
value his or her partner for his or her honesty.
devalue his or her partner and become distant from him or her.
value his or her partner yet become distant from him or her.
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Jack works as a software engineer in a multinational company. He finds that the company is training employees to develop their leadership skills. Jack, who values self-development, considers this a good opportunity to improve his skills. In the context of perceiving and interpreting events, which of the following statements is true?
Jack's beliefs change with new information.
Jack's beliefs do not influence how he sees new information.
Jack's beliefs influence how he sees new information.
Jack's beliefs are unrelated to how he sees new information.
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Elijah plans a picnic by the seaside with his cousins. Just before they leave, it starts raining heavily. Elijah gets exasperated and remarks that it always rains whenever he plans an outing. He ignores the fact that it is the rainy season. In the context of psychology, this scenario illustrates:
the halo effect.
the gambler's fallacy.
the confirmation bias.
an illusory correlation.
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In the context of social thinking, which of the following illustrates a dispositional attribution?
Rhea loves spring season because the weather is cheerful.
Ayaan seldom talks openly with his mother because she is strict and unpredictable.
Thomas falls from his bike because the road is slippery.
Chiara dislikes playing with her classmates because she is an introvert.
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