Chapter 3: Perception and Communication
Social media has little influence on our perceptions of events, issues, and people.
False
Age, physiology, and culture are factors that influence our perceptions.
True
This theory helps us to explain why others behave as they do.
attribution
As discussed in lecture, ways to enhance your perceptual ability include everything EXCEPT _______________________.
be honest; argue until your point of view is accepted
Individuals who are more ________are better able to integrate new information about others and situations.
cognitively complex
Which of the following is a personal construct?
how a friend measures up on the dimension of intelligent-unintelligent
Assuming that we understand what another person thinks, feels or perceives is known as:
mind reading
My boss Susan is a great supervisor because she listens to her employee's concerns and ideas. Susan is an example of a
prototype
Deciding what to pay attention to is part of the ________ process.
selection
As noted in lecture, our preference for people and messages that confirm our existing beliefs, attitudes, or values is known as _________________________________________.
selective exposure
According to your audio/video lecture, selective perception includes...
selective exposure selective attention selection retention
Janet says, "I didn't get a job offer because the interviewer was biased and it was a nasty day; it had nothing to do with my qualifications." This is an example of:
self-serving bias
When Jorge does badly on a test or paper, he usually says either the professor was unfair or he had too much to do that week and couldn't study like he wanted to. But when his friends do badly on a test, he tends to think they're not good in that subject or they aren't disciplined. This is an example of:
self-serving bias
Darryl thinks, "Marie smiled at me today because she's a cheerful person." Darryl's thought is a
stable and specific attribution
Mike was responsible for taking care of his two younger siblings while Mike was growing up. As an adult, he is more nurturing and more attentive to others' needs than most of his male peers. Mike's greater care-giving inclination is best explained by his:
standpoint
Charles says, "I would never join a fraternity. All fraternities do is party." Charles' statement is an example of a
stereotype
Your audio/video lecture describes the perception process with three more steps that weren't noted in your textbook. These steps included ______________________________________.
stimuli, remembrance, response
The tendency to overestimate the internal causes and underestimate the external causes of others' undesirable behaviors is part of:
the fundemental attribution error
Which of the following is a prototype?
the person who exemplifies a friend to you
As noted in lecture, basing our impressions solely on an abbreviated behavioral pattern or short glimpse of someone is known as __________________________________.
thin slicing