Question 1

Which of the following describes an ingrouper?

Accepted Answer

A)   someone who shares similar values to you
B)   someone who shares similar attitudes to you
C)   someone who shares similar beliefs to you
D)   someone whom you perceive as similar to you
E)   all of the options are correctF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

If the chairperson of the Federal Reserve predicts that inflation will continue, you might interpret this prediction as credible and accurate. This is an example of which influence on interpreting information?

Accepted Answer

A)   ingrouper
B)   openness
C)   punctuation
D)   salience
E)   schemataF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

At a party your friend got drunk. You later explain that your friend was stressed out from a recent breakup. What type of attribution are you making?

Accepted Answer

A)   fundamental attribution error
B)   faulty attribution
C)   internal attribution
D)   external attribution
E)   none of the options is correctF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

According to Uncertainty Reduction Theory, people have a basic need to reduce uncertainty in initial interactions and to increase their ability to explain and predict the behavior of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT influence the interpretation stage of perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   schemata
B)   attributions
C)   actor-observer effect
D)   punctuation
E)   none of the options is correctF) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

A husband and wife are having dinner at a restaurant when the wife accuses her husband of paying too much attention to their server. The husband claims he was just returning her eye contact and smile. Which process in the organizational stage of perception have the husband and wife engaged in differently?

Accepted Answer

A)   salience
B)   punctuation
C)   selection
D)   uncertainty reduction
E)   none of the options is correctF) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Culture, gender, and personality are three examples of filters that influence the way we perceive people and events in our lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Stereotyping automatically leads to negative generalizations about other people, cultures, and genders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many factors influence the selection stage of the perception process. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

Accepted Answer

A)   salience
B)   communication that deviates from our expectations
C)   communication that is viewed as important
D)   communication that is stimulating
E)   punctuationF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

When we categorize people as a group, based upon our own schemata while simultaneously ignoring individual differences, what perceptual process are we illustrating?

Accepted Answer

A)   self-serving bias
B)   punctuation
C)   stereotyping
D)   algebraic impressions
E)   none of the options is correctF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is an active strategy for reducing uncertainty regarding a person's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   observing the person
B)   asking questions of the person
C)   disclosing personal information to the person
D)   stalking the person
E)   third-person questioningF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 12

During the organization phase of perception, we engage in punctuation, where we tend to make internal attributions, crediting ourselves for our own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition.
-The tendency to assign external causes to one's own behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   actor-observer effect
B)   algebraic impressions
C)   attributions
D)   empathy
E)   fundamental attribution errorF)  GestaltG)  halo effectH)  horn effectI)  implicit personality theoriesJ)  interpersonal impressionsK)  interpretationL)  negativity effectM)  organizationN)  perceptionO)  personalityP)  positivity biasQ)  punctuationR)  salienceS)  schemataT)  selectionU)  self-serving biasV)  stereotypingW)  Uncertainty Reduction TheoryX) E) and L)
Y) B) and D)

Question 14

Ellen communicates well with her partner Carmen. When they experience miscommunication, Ellen is able to ask her partner questions to clarify her understanding. Ellen is demonstrating what perceptual skill in her relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)   positivity bias
B)   salience
C)   halo effect
D)   empathy
E)   perception-checkingF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Explain why we often make the perceptual error of self-serving bias.

Accepted Answer

We don't always make external ...

Question 16

Paul thinks that Professor Lee is a poor instructor and finds her class too challenging. After spending hours revising a paper, he tells a friend that the class requires too much time. What perceptual process is affecting Paul?

Accepted Answer

A)   horn effect
B)   halo effect
C)   actor-observer effect
D)   consistency effect
E)   self-serving biasF) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of salient communication?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is visually and audibly stimulating.
B)   It is consistent with our goals and is seen as important.
C)   It deviates from our expectations.
D)   It is predictable.
E)   all of the options are correctF) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following is (are)  used in the punctuation process during the organization stage of perception?

Accepted Answer

A)   cause-effect
B)   related events
C)   schemata
D)   chronological sequence
E)   none of the options is correctF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and acting constitute

Accepted Answer

A)   an interpersonal impression.
B)   implicit personality theory.
C)   an algebraic impression.
D)   schemata.
E)   personality.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

We tend to pay more attention to positive than to negative characteristics of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Perceiving Others

Ellen communicates well with her partner Carmen. When they experience miscommunication, Ellen is able to ask her partner questions to clarify her understanding. Ellen is demonstrating what perceptual skill in her relationship?

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When we categorize people as a group, based upon our own schemata while simultaneously ignoring individual differences, what perceptual process are we illustrating?

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Many factors influence the selection stage of the perception process. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

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At a party your friend got drunk. You later explain that your friend was stressed out from a recent breakup. What type of attribution are you making?

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Which of the following is an active strategy for reducing uncertainty regarding a person's behavior?

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Culture, gender, and personality are three examples of filters that influence the way we perceive people and events in our lives.

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Stereotyping automatically leads to negative generalizations about other people, cultures, and genders.

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Match the concept, term, or theory with its correct response or definition. -The tendency to assign external causes to one's own behavior.

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If the chairperson of the Federal Reserve predicts that inflation will continue, you might interpret this prediction as credible and accurate. This is an example of which influence on interpreting information?

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of salient communication?

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According to Uncertainty Reduction Theory, people have a basic need to reduce uncertainty in initial interactions and to increase their ability to explain and predict the behavior of others.

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We tend to pay more attention to positive than to negative characteristics of others.

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Which of the following is (are) used in the punctuation process during the organization stage of perception?

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During the organization phase of perception, we engage in punctuation, where we tend to make internal attributions, crediting ourselves for our own behavior.

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Which of the following describes an ingrouper?

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Characteristic ways of thinking, feeling, and acting constitute

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Paul thinks that Professor Lee is a poor instructor and finds her class too challenging. After spending hours revising a paper, he tells a friend that the class requires too much time. What perceptual process is affecting Paul?

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Ellen communicates well with her partner Carmen. When they experience miscommunication, Ellen is able to ask her partner questions to clarify her understanding. Ellen is demonstrating what perceptual skill in her relationship?

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When we categorize people as a group, based upon our own schemata while simultaneously ignoring individual differences, what perceptual process are we illustrating?

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Many factors influence the selection stage of the perception process. Which of the following is NOT one of these factors?

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Which of the following is an active strategy for reducing uncertainty regarding a person's behavior?

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Culture, gender, and personality are three examples of filters that influence the way we perceive people and events in our lives.

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Stereotyping automatically leads to negative generalizations about other people, cultures, and genders.

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If the chairperson of the Federal Reserve predicts that inflation will continue, you might interpret this prediction as credible and accurate. This is an example of which influence on interpreting information?

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We tend to pay more attention to positive than to negative characteristics of others.

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