Q 1.Schemas that function in the form of categories are called __________.
a) stereotypes
b) prototypes
c) perceivers
d) None of the above
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Ans: b)prototypes

Q 2.The information presented first has a stronger effect than the information presented at the end is called ______________.
a) primacy effect
b) recency effect
c) halo effect
d) None of the above
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Ans: a) primacy effect

Q 3. ___________ refers to all those psychological processes that deal with the gathering and processing of information related to social objects.
a) Social interaction
b) Social cognition
c) Social facilitation
d) None of the above
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Ans: b) Social cognition

Q 4.The ___________ of an attitude tells us whether an attitude is positive or negative towards the attitude object.
a) centrality
b) valence
c) extremeness
d) simplicity
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Ans: b) valence

Q 5.Learning attitudes through modelling is mostly seen when :
a) we see the attitudes through the norms of our group or culture
b) we observe others being rewarded or punished for expressing thought
c) an individual is praised for showing a particular attitude
d) All the above
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Ans:b) we observe others being rewarded or punished for expressing thought

Q 6.The 'P-O-X' triangle, which represents the relationships between person, another person and attitude object was proposed by :
a) Fritz Heider
b) S.M. Mohsin
c) Festinger
d) Bernard Wiener
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Ans: a)Fritz Heider