According to Information Presented in This Chapter, Researchers Provided Participants

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to information presented in this chapter, researchers provided participants with both plausible and silly persuasive arguments both in favor of and against racial segregation, and then tested participants' memory for those persuasive arguments. Their results suggested that

• A) Northerners were more rational than Southerners.
• B) prejudiced participants were less rational than nonprejudiced participants.
• C) something as "objective" as memory can be distorted for self-serving reasons.
• D) people recall plausible arguments and ignore the implausible ones.

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Definitions:

System-1 Decision

Fast, automatic, intuitive responses or decisions, as categorized by dual-process theory in cognitive psychology.

Deliberating

The process of thoughtfully considering various aspects or options before making a decision.

System-1 Thinking

A fast, automatic, intuitive, and emotional way of thinking and decision-making, contrasted with more deliberate and logical System-2 thinking.

Situational Cues

Environmental or contextual signals that influence an individual's behavior, perception, or decision-making in specific situations.