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The so-called A-B problem refers to the fact that - CORRECT
ANSWER-people's stated attitudes are often inconsistent
with their behaviors.
Yogurt that is "low fat" can be described as "95% fat free" or
as "5% fatty." That is, it can be __________ in different ways. -
CORRECT ANSWER-framed
Social cognition refers to a movement within social
psychology that focuses on - CORRECT ANSWER-how
individuals think about social relationships and about other
people.
The term "cognitive miser" was coined to refer to - CORRECT
ANSWER-people's general reluctance to do much extra
thinking.
The Stroop test can be thought of as a demonstration of -
CORRECT ANSWER-the difference between automatic and
controlled thinking.
A knowledge structure that contains information about a
concept and its relationship to other concepts (e.g., a
structure that contains information about judges and how
judges relate to lawyers, criminals, the general public, and
so forth) is known as - CORRECT ANSWER-a schema.
Yesi and her boyfriend have just broken up, and Yesi has
been deeply upset about the breakup for several days. She is
trying to take her mind off of her ex-boyfriend, though, and to
focus her attention on other things instead. However, if this
attempted thought suppression results in ironic processing,
then Yesi will end up - CORRECT ANSWER-thinking about
her boyfriend even more than she was before.
Suppose that Dorothy and Tim are out to lunch together, and
both are on restricted-calorie diets. Which of the following
would be the BEST example of counterregulation? -
CORRECT ANSWER-After ordering a cheeseburger for lunch,
Dorothy thinks to herself, "well, my diet is already blown for
the day; I might as well order a dessert too." She then goes
ahead and orders a deluxe chocolate milkshake.
Confucius just fell down a flight of stairs. One of his
disciples makes an internal attribution for the fall. What
might this disciple be thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER-
"Confucius is so clumsy!"
The so-called "self-serving bias" refers to the tendency for
people to - CORRECT ANSWER-take credit for their
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