Deck 4: Communicating, Perceiving, and Understanding

Question 1

Because of the role of _____ in the perception process, visual stimulation is given primacy in Western countries, thus leading to the saying "seeing is believing."

A) power
B) culture
C) social comparison
D) historical time periods

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a part of the perception process?

A) organization
B) selection
C) interpretation
D) definition

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This is an example of how the _____ affects perception.

A) attribution
B) ethnocentrism
C) social comparison
D) cohort effect

Answer 3

D

Question 4

She has developed an) _____, which is an aspect of the organization part of the perception process.

A) cognitive representation
B) planning
C) interpersonal scripts
D) categorization

Question 5

Both cognitive representations and categorization are types of

A) selection.
B) organization.
C) interpretation.
D) attributional biases.

Question 6

Your organizational structures or _____, tell you what information belongs together and how to understand what you perceive.

A) cognitions
B) attentives
C) representations
D) templates

Question 7

Which of the following personality characteristics can impact the perception process?

A) emotional state
B) outlook
C) knowledge
D) all of these

Question 8

In terms of the perception process, he displayed

A) perception acuity.
B) cognitive complexity.
C) attribution bias.
D) none of these.

Question 9

The part of the perception process known as _____ involves attending to just a narrow range of the full array of sensory information available and ignoring the remainder.

A) selection
B) organization
C) interpretation
D) reflection

Question 10

One's perception can be influenced by

A) physical ability.
B) cognitive complexity.
C) emotion.
D) all of the above.

Question 11

These mental maps are called

A) cognitive representations.
B) planning.
C) interpersonal scripts.
D) categorizations.

Question 12

She has been overgeneralizing or _____ men.

A) misinterpreting
B) stereotyping
C) representing
D) attributing

Question 13

This increase in categories or constructs is also referred to as

A) the attribution bias.
B) cognitive complexity.
C) interpersonal scripts.
D) labeling.

Question 14

According to the _____, he is likely to make _____ attributions for his own behavior.

A) attributional bias; internal
B) attributional bias; external
C) fundamental attribution error; internal
D) fundamental attribution error; external

Question 15

All of the following are ways to improve our perception skills EXCEPT

A) practice mindfulness.
B) practice perception checking.
C) rely on visual stimuli to help your perception.
D) distinguish between facts and inferences.

Question 16

The tendency to view one's own group as the standard against which all other groups should be measured or judged is called

A) stereotyping.
B) labeling.
C) ethnocentrism.
D) prejudice.

Question 17

You have been using the _____ aspect of the categorization part of the perception process.

A) cognitive representation
B) labeling
C) stereotyping
D) organization

Question 18

Angela's negative feelings or _____ toward gay people leads her to believe that they should not be allowed to marry.

A) stereotype
B) ethnocentrism
C) prejudice
D) social comparison

Question 19

This is an example of how training can affect one's _____.

A) social role
B) ethics
C) culture
D) power

Question 20

This is an example of the _____ function of prejudice.

A) value-expressive
B) ego-defensive
C) power-expressive
D) social-expressive

Question 21

Give an example of a current event that indicates these issues.

Question 22

Categorization is inherent to all languages.

Question 23

On average, men have a keener sense of smell than women, thus influencing the perception process.

Question 24

Recognizing what you select from your environment and what it represents is a part of the organization function of the perception process.

Question 25

When people categorize others, they typically also assign a _____ to them.

Question 26

Research has established that when people perceive others as attractive, they treat them better than those viewed as less attractive.

Question 27

Organization is the part of the perception process that involves focusing on a narrow range of the information available in your environment.

Question 28

A Republican who views Democrats as unrealistic idealists with poor family values and fiscal responsibility exemplifies the value-expressive aspect of prejudice.

Question 29

You do not have control of your perceptions and cognitions because of the powerful impacts of power and position.

Question 30

_____ direct our attention toward specific features of an episode and away from others.
E.g., a bad mood may cause you to focus on the negative features.)

Question 31

Describe the two functions that prejudice serves.Provide examples of each.

Question 32

Ethnocentrism is the tendency to generalize about another class of people based on some knowledge of some aspects of members of the class.

Question 33

The tendency to view one's own group as the standard against which all others are judged is known as social comparison.

Question 34

According to the _____, you may see this as a mean part of his/her personality rather than a deserved comment or a slip on his/her part due to tiredness or other external circumstances.

Question 35

Provide examples to illustrate the attributions associated with this concept.

Question 36

Stereotyping is related to planning and occurs when you create interpersonal scripts that overgeneralize the attributes of a group to which others belong.

Question 37

Identify and give an example of three ways that you can improve your perception skills.

Question 38

Your _____ refers to the specific position you hold in a society.

Question 39

The tendency to view one's own group as the standard against which all others are judged is described as _____.