Deck 3: Perception

Question 1

Your text claims that there is nothing wrong with the generalizations we make, using our organization constructs, as long as they are accurate.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Since stimuli that are intense often attract our attention, we're more likely to remember extremely talkative people than those who are quiet.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

It's simply impossible to be aware of everything, no matter how attentive we may be.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
The text argues that an ailment may have a strong impact on how you relate to others.

Question 5

The self-serving bias illustrates our tendency to judge others more charitably than ourselves.

Question 6

We are influenced more by subtle stimuli rather than obvious ones.

Question 7

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
True empathy requires that you agree with the other person's opinions.

Question 8

After using the "Pillow Method" you should typically conclude that the issue being considered is not important enough to worry about.

Question 9

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
A common perceptual tendency is to assume that others are similar to us.

Question 10

People's occupations have little bearing on their perception of the world.

Question 11

In our perceptions, we cling more strongly to first impressions, even when they are wrong.

Question 12

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
While culture has a great deal to do with our perception, it is understood that a person's mood and tolerance to stress do not.

Question 13

Unchanging people or things become less noticeable, and thus occupy less of our attention than those that change.

Question 14

Only women are affected by changes in mood.

Question 15

In perceiving others, we usually blame their problems on their personal qualities rather than on factors outside them.

Question 16

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
Identical foods can actually taste different to various individuals.

Question 17

The sensory data we receive are the same for all of us; perceptual differences occur only after we begin to process those data.

Question 18

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 153-157: Match the statement below with the term it best describes.
a.definition of self-disclosure
b.significant self-disclosure
c.Johari Window
d.social penetration
e.deliberate self-disclosure
Sensory data can be different to different people.

Question 19

Selection is an objective process.

Question 20

The "halo effect" is a perceptual tendency which causes us to be more generous in our judgment of ourselves over others.

Question 21

According to your text, the world appears different to each of us.

Question 22

It is never appropriate to make a generalization.

Question 23

Perception checking can be a useful tool when you don't want to embarrass or directly threaten another person.

Question 24

Silence is valued over talk in most Asian cultures.

Question 25

According to your text, unhappy spouses are more likely than happy ones to make negative interpretations of their mates' behavior.

Question 26

Stereotyping occurs when generalizations lose touch with reality.

Question 27

The attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is called ethnocentrism.

Question 28

The process of explaining people's behavior is called assignation.

Question 29

There is little difference between the terms sex and gender; they can be used interchangeably.

Question 30

Participating in events such as the Empathy Experiment described in your text is one way to build empathy and increase cognitive complexity.

Question 31

The three phases of perception (selection, organization, and interpretation)that take place in an individual's mind can occur in differing sequences, with one influencing another.

Question 32

Whether you are happy or unhappy with a partner will affect how you interpret that partner's behavior.

Question 33

Position Four in the Pillow Method takes the perspective that the original issue should still be seen as very important.

Question 34

Sympathy is the ability to experience the world from another's point of view.

Question 35

One way in which we organize our impressions of others is by appearance.

Question 36

The process whereby people influence each other's perceptions and attempt to achieve a shared perspective is called negotiation.

Question 37

Punctuation is the process of organizing a series of events to determine causes and effects.

Question 38

You have read positive reviews of your Chemistry instructor on a website.According to the text, you are more likely to find this instructor credible and attractive.

Question 39

The skill of perception checking allows you to see if you are correct in your interpretation of another's behavior.

Question 40

A shared relational narrative is the reason that some couples say they are happily married when the facts would indicate otherwise.

Question 41

All of the following would be included in a good definition of empathy except which one?

A)It involves taking the other's perspective.
B)It includes concern for the other person.
C)It requires a sense of the other person's feelings.
D)It can't be totally achieved.
E)It requires that your opinions match those of the other person.

Question 42

If your instructor expects you to do well in class, he/she will likely perceive your work differently from those they expect to fail.

Question 43

A perception check includes

A)a description of the behavior you have noticed.
B)two possible interpretations of the behavior.
C)a request for clarification about how to interpret the behavior correctly.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.

Question 44

Studies have shown that sexual harassment complaints are rare today because most people agree on their interpretations of what constitutes a "hostile work environment."

Question 45

What's missing from this perception check? "When you didn't do the grocery shopping today like you usually do, I figured you weren't feeling good or were mad at me."

A)It doesn't describe behavior.
B)It has only one interpretation.
C)It doesn't request clarification.
D)It is too specific.
E)Nothing is missing from this perception check.

Question 46

The "Platinum Rule" is different from the "Golden Rule" in that it asks us to "do unto others as they themselves would have done unto them."

Question 47

Studies suggest that the ability to empathize with others is hard-wired in our brains.

Question 48

Studies show that judges who listen to singing performances with their backs turned and no prior knowledge of the contestant almost always appraise the contestant the same way as judges who don't.

Question 49

The Pillow Method is designed to

A)persuade someone to accept your viewpoint.
B)settle a dispute.
C)minimize an issue.
D)gain insight into another's viewpoint.
E)punctuate the cause and effect of an argument.

Question 50

According to the text, an unintended consequence of parents over-monitoring their children's technology use is that it might lead them to be sneakier.

Question 51

The concept of self-fulfilling prophecy relates best to which of these perceptual tendencies?

A)We judge ourselves more charitably than others.
B)We cling to first impressions.
C)We are influenced by our expectations.
D)We are influenced by the obvious.
E)We assume others are similar to us.

Question 52

If you are a person who tells others "like it is" because you believe such truth is helpful and constructive, you will interpret similar behavior from others towards you the same way.

Question 53

The perceptions of people who know you well will not be influenced by information on your Facebook profile.

Question 54

It's possible to avoid stereotyping by attending to characteristics other than those that are obvious of the group to which you assign someone.

Question 55

According to the text, there are no benefits to parents and children being "friends" on Facebook.

Question 56

Which perceptual tendency is illustrated in the following example? Leah was trying to be helpful when she told Eric he should wear pants that make him look less fat.However, when Eric told Leah she should lay off the makeup because it makes her look "old," she perceived his comment as hurtful and mean.

A)We judge ourselves more charitably than others.
B)We cling to first impressions.
C)We are influenced by our expectations.
D)We are influenced by the obvious.
E)None of the above.

Question 57

Studies suggest that cognitive complexity actually increases one's chance of having satisfying communication in a variety of contexts.

Question 58

The story in your text about six men from Indostan illustrates

A)the phenomenon called "culture shock."
B)the way people tend to punctuate a series of events differently.
C)the "Pillow Method" applied to resolve a problem.
D)different interpretations depending on point of view.
E)self-serving bias.

Question 59

Parents should realize that preventing their children from experiencing and managing frustrating events can help to increase their empathic concern for others later in life.

Question 60

Which of these statements is not accurate, according to the text?

A)Teenagers who don't get enough food to eat are more likely to get in trouble at school and have difficulty getting along with others.
B)You might perceive someone's behavior differently when you are ill than you would when you are healthy.
C)Lack of sleep can affect couple's perceptions of each other, resulting in discord.
D)Identical foods may taste differently to different people.
E)Perception is not influenced by neurological or biological differences.

Question 61

Which of the following statements is not true?

A)People agree about what smells good or bad.
B)People's sensitivity to temperature varies significantly.
C)Odors that please some people repel others.
D)Men have mood cycles of ups and downs.
E)All of the above are true.

Question 62

How could you improve this perception-checking statement? "When you gave me an F on my essay, I figured you hated me.Right?"

A)Describe behavior.
B)Give another interpretation.
C)Request clarification.
D)Say less.
E)It is great as a perception-checking statement just the way it is.

Question 63

Talk is viewed as desirable and useful for both task and social purposes in

A)Western culture.
B)Asian culture.
C)upper- and middle-class groups.
D)older people.
E)all of the above.

Question 64

Armando made a poor first impression on Bianca as he first arrived, so throughout their evening date, despite his pleasant behavior, Bianca continued to see him in an unfavorable light due to

A)her feelings of empathy.
B)the halo effect.
C)her punctuation of the events of the evening.
D)the narrative of the date.
E)physiological factors influencing Bianca's perception.

Question 65

What's missing from this perception check? "I figure you're either upset with me or worried about your test.Is it something like that?"

A)It doesn't describe behavior.
B)It has only one interpretation.
C)It doesn't request clarification.
D)It is too wordy.
E)Nothing is missing from this perception check.

Question 66

Being able to pick out your sister's comments from a babble of voices at a party illustrates the organizational principle of

A)figure-ground organization.
B)alternative patterning.
C)perceptual freezing.
D)selection of empathetic other.
E)attention to the irritating.

Question 67

In order to understand another person's perception of a problem, it is necessary to

A)assume that person's social role.
B)spend time in that person's culture or subculture.
C)experience that person's physiological differences.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.

Question 68

The term that refers to men and women possessing a mixture of traits that have previously been considered exclusively masculine or feminine is

A)chauvinistic.
B)adaptable.
C)rhetorically sensitive.
D)androgynous.
E)analogous.

Question 69

All of the following perceptual factors influence the way we interpret behavior except which one?

A)relational satisfaction
B)assumptions about human behavior
C)androgynous style
D)past experience
E)expectations

Question 70

The recognition of a "figure" as standing out from a "ground" of other stimuli takes place during what phase of the perception process?

A)ideation
B)stimulation
C)verification
D)organization
E)sensation

Question 71

The steps in the perception process are

A)initial, intermediate, final.
B)assumption, experience, expectation.
C)physical, psychological, experimental.
D)selection, organization, interpretation.
E)response, action, interaction.

Question 72

Shannon says that she works out in the evenings instead of the afternoons because Roger is always late coming home from work.Roger says he doesn't bother to rush home from work because Shannon is always working out.This process of organizing the series of events in different ways is called

A)punctuation.
B)interpretation.
C)perceptuation.
D)conjugation.
E)intrepidation.

Question 73

What's missing from this perception check? "When I saw you having lunch with Emily, I figured you liked her more than me.What's going on?"

A)It doesn't describe behavior.
B)It has only one interpretation.
C)It doesn't request clarification.
D)It is too wordy.
E)Nothing is missing from this perception check.

Question 74

All of the following are physiological factors shaping perception except which one?

A)the senses
B)age and health
C)fatigue
D)ethnicity
E)hunger

Question 75

What's missing from this perception check? "When you didn't call me when you said you would, I thought you might have forgotten or were mad at me.What happened?"

A)It doesn't describe behavior.
B)It has only one interpretation.
C)It doesn't request clarification.
D)It is too wordy.
E)Nothing is missing from this perception check.

Question 76

We notice some stimuli over others in our environment because they are

A)mild.
B)singular.
C)contrasting or changing.
D)related to modular communication.

Question 77

Using the skill of perception checking will help prevent

A)negative self-fulfilling prophecies.
B)physiological noise.
C)inaccurate decoding of messages.
D)excessive feedback.
E)none of the above.

Question 78

Empathy is related to perception in that

A)the more perceptive you are, the less empathetic you need be.
B)the more perceptive you are, the easier it is to forget to be empathetic.
C)empathy is facilitated by trying to perceive things from the other person's point of view.
D)empathy and perception are both a result of self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 79

An effective perception checking statement

A)tends to have a better chance of working in a low-context culture.
B)requires that your words match your behavior.
C)doesn't always require 3 parts.
D)all of the above.
E)none of the above.

Question 80

All of the following are causes of inaccurate perception except

A)we cling to first impressions.
B)we're influenced by what is most obvious.
C)we assume others are similar to us.
D)we rate ourselves more negatively than others see us.
E)we judge ourselves more charitably than others.