Chapter 6 & 7 Revision Booklet
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.Chapter 6 & 7 Revision Booklet
1.
Jonathan starts at a new school and decides that he doesn’t like his new Science teacher.
a.
Explain how Jonathan may have used information directly in order to develop this impression of him. b.
Explain how Jonathan may have `used information indirectly in order to develop this impression of him.
2.
Define attribution. An attribution is an evaluation made about the causes of behaviour and the process of making this evaluation. 3.
Sally has failed her math test.
a.
Identify a possible internal attribution that Sally may make about her failed math test.
b.
Identify a possible external attribution that Sally may make about her failed math test.
4.
Define attitude. Attitude refers to an evaluation of something, such as person, object, event, or idea.
5.
Identify and explain the three components of an attitude according to the tri-component model of attitudes. Affective, Behavioural, Cognitive. 6.
Identify the three components of the following attitudes. a.
I don’t like the taste of coke as I believe it contains too much sugar so I don’t drink it.
b.
I love watching true crime shows as I believe they will help me to make smarter life choices, so I watch several crime shows each week.
7.
Define stereotype and provide an example. 8.
Provide an example of when someone may experience cognitive dissonance and explain how they may go about trying to reduce it. 9.
Identify the correct type of cognitive bias in each of the examples below:
a.
Patrick gets his report and has varied results. He got an A in English which he attributes to his hard working attitude. He got a D in Maths and thinks that is because his teacher didn’t teach him well enough.
b.
Harriet is voting for the Greens party in the upcoming election. She assumes that her
friends and family are also voting for the Greens so will talk about it around them constantly.
c.
Many Trump voters will hold on to their belief that he has many great characteristics
despite evidence to suggest otherwise.
d.
George thinks that he is a funny person. He tells Susan a joke and she doesn’t laugh. He assumes it is because she doesn’t have a sense of humour.
e.
Katie doesn’t like a particular celebrity as she thinks he is arrogant so she finds media articles and fan pages that say that he is arrogant.
10.
Explain what a heuristic is.
11.
Identify the correct type of heuristic in each of the examples below:
a.
American’s will often see footage and news stories about shark attacks in Australia. Australian’s would say that shark attacks are rare, however American people think that shark attacks are very common.
b.
James loves his mother’s Bolognese sauce. When he tries Bolognese sauce at other friend’s homes or at restaurants, he always compares it to his mothers.
12.
Provide examples for the remaining two heuristics.
13.
Explain the difference between prejudice and discriminations with reference to an example.
14.
Define mental wellbeing and explain the effect that prejudice and discrimination will have on
a person.
15.
Jake is in the same class as Steven. They don’t talk to each other, or work with each other. Are they considered to be a group? Explain.
16.
Provide an example for how each of the following may affect behaviour in a group:
a.
Social norms:
b.
Social loafing:
c.
Social identity theory:
d.
Culture
17.
Define obedience.
18.
Ms Meade, the campus leader walks in to your classroom, stands by your desk and asks students in the class to remove their Airpods. All students in the class, including yourself, remove your Airpods. Explain why with reference to:
a.
Status of the authority figure:
b.
Proximity:
c.
Group pressure:
19.
Define conformity.
20.
Identify the correct factor influencing conformity in each of the following situations:
a.
Liam has never thought much about which political party he would like to vote for. He looks up to his older coworkers who tell him that a certain party is better for the environment. Now he believes that this party is better for the environment.
b.
Jessica is working at a restaurant and thinks that an item on the menu has the ingredients listed incorrectly. Four of her coworkers tell her that the ingredients are right. Despite not agreeing with them, she tells them that they are right.
c.
Kayla is involved in a protest that becomes violent. She notices that other people are
damaging cars so she takes her keys and scratches along the side of several cars, causing significant damage.
d.
James takes off his hat at the cricket when they play the national anthem.
21.
Provide examples of how the media can have a negative and positive influence on an individual.
22.
Provide examples of how the media can have a negative and positive influence on a group.
23.
Explain how social media use may be considered to be an addiction.
24.
Jenna is an accomplished swimmer and decides to become a swimming teacher after school.
She applies for a course that will allow her to do so. Her family supports this decision as they
know how much she enjoys swimming and working with kids. Explain how Jenna acquired the independence to make this decision in relation to the following factors:
a.
Autonomy:
b.
Competence:
c.
Relatedness:
25.
What is meant by anti conformity?
26.
Identify the correct factors affecting anti conformity in the following examples:
a.
Sarah protests because she believes that she doesn’t have the same rights to her male coworkers.
b.
Lotties is asked her for opinion in a group project.
c.
Katya believes that the rules regarding appropriate workwear are outdated and need to be updated to modern times.
d.
Katya’s coworkers agree with her views on the appropriate workwear.
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