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6. biased assimilation is...
- when information is regarded as more/less persuasive depending on whether it is in line with one's views
- when pre-conceieved attitudes become stronger after exposure to neutral or opposing literature
7. Shachter's 2 factor theory of emotion suggests...
- only physiological arousal is necessary
- both physiological arousal and cognitive input is necessary
- neither physiological arousal or cognitive input is necessary
- only cognitive input is necessary
8. According to Ekman's (1972) neurocultural theory, what do culturall-specific display rules do?
- modify cognition
- modify the link between emotion and facial expression
- modify emotion directly
- modify facial expression directly
9. Motivation for positive self-image is a bias on self-concept, but only in individualistic cultures.
10. According to Nisbett & Wilson, how do people sometimes answer correctly regarding inaccessible mental processes?
- through training
- because mental processes aren't always inaccurate
- using common-sense beliefs
- by guessing
11. Which view on emotion formation is considered a top down approach?
- classical view
- prototypical view
12. The Levin & Gaeth (1988) study on lean to fat ratio in beef best illustrates which type of valence framing?
- risky choice
- attribute
- goal
13. Which study best illustrates the point that people want accurate knowledge of themselves?
- Svenson (1981)
- Trope (1975)
- Swann & Read (1981)
- Preston & Harris (1965)
14. According to self-discrepancy theory, there are how many selves?
15. did Allport's (1954) contact hypothesis work in the Robber's cave study?
- yes, but only when the necessary conditions were fulfilled
- yes
- no
16. the Robbers Cave study (1961) shows most support for the
- cognitive perspective
- economic perspective
- motivational perspective
- personality perspective
17. Which of these is not a theory for why the fundamental attribution theory exists?
- expectation/taking behaviour at face value
- salience
- the sociocultural context
- covariation principle
- automatic characterisation
18. According to the ELM, if you have motivation and ability to process information, as well as an evaluation of the information, you will use the
- neither
- both
- central route
- peripheral route
19. Lord et al. (1979) study on attitude toward capitol punishment was criticised because
- it suggests polarisation is the norm
- findings have not been replicated
- the sample size was too small
- low internal validity
20. heuristics form part of which system?
- the intuitive system
- the rational system