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Content: Sometimes people make snap judgments, at other times, they
evaluate others by carefully analyzing their behavior. Research suggests that our judgments are
often biased and that we are overconfident. There are conditions under which we are more ___ as social perceivers. competent
True or false? People are more accurate at judging the personalities of friends and acquaintances than of strangers. True
People often form ____ of strangers but tend to be more accurate in their judgments of friends and acquaintances. erroneous impressions
attribution theory
A group of theories that describe how people explain the causes of behavior. availability heuristic
The tendency to estimate the likelihood that an event will occur by how easily instances of it come to mind. base-rate fallacy
The finding that people are relatively insensitive to consensus information presented in the form of numerical base rates. belief in a just world
The belief that individuals get what they deserve in life, an orientation that leads people to disparage victims.