Deck 2: Perception of Self and Others

Question 1

Niku was waiting on the sidewalk to cross a busy roa d.When she heard a siren indicating that pedestrians could cross the road, she started walking on the pedestrian crossing.In this scenario, Niku's action was based on _____.

A)stereotypes 
B)prejudices 
C)heuristics 
D)prophecies

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true of self-esteem? 

A)Negative self-esteem cannot be overcome even through hard work and practice.
B)Once self-concept is developed, self-esteem cannot be damaged.
C)Individuals with low self-esteem tend to form relationships with people who reinforce positive self-perception.
D)Families are central to the development of positive self-esteem in an individual.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A _____ is an inaccurate perception of a skill, characteristic, or situation that leads to behaviors that perpetuate that false perception as true.​​ 

A)dispositional attribution 
B)self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)negative self-concept 
D)situational attribution.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_____ are based on the belief that traits and abilities are specific to a particular context or relationship.

A)Attributions 
B)Interdependent self-perceptions 
C)Independent self-perceptions 
D)Uncertainty reductions

Question 5

A karate instructor looked at his new batch of students and automatically recognizes that there were three girls and six boys.In this case, the karate instructor is involved in the act of: 

A)organizing the stimuli by simplicity.
B)organizing the stimuli by pattern.
C)interpreting the stimuli.
D)conscious processing.

Question 6

In the perception process, we are likely to miss the stimuli that: 

A)meet our biological needs.
B)focus on automatic processing of information.
C)piques our interest.
D)relate to what we do not expect to see.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of making attributions? 

A)Dispositional attribution improves the understanding between individuals.
B)Situational attribution increases animosity between individuals.
C)Making attributions decreases uncertainty between individuals.
D)Attributions are solely based on a person's physical appearance.

Question 8

Dawson and Emily go to the same high school.Emily is very attractive and outgoing.On seeing her, Dawson assumes that she is also smart and popular.In this scenario, Dawson's assumption is an example of _____.

A)the social construction of self 
B)the implicit personality theory 
C)dispositional attribution 
D)situational attribution

Question 9

_____ is the internal conversation we have with ourselves in our thoughts.

A)Self-talk 
B)Self-esteem 
C)Self-attribution 
D)Self-disposition

Question 10

A(n) _____ refers to what we would like to be.

A)interdependent self-perception 
B)ideal self-concept 
C)social construction of self 
D)self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 11

Which of the following is true of self-perception? 

A)It has a limited influence on how we communicate with others.
B)It focuses on forming impressions of ourselves based on others' opinions.
C)It helps us to see others favorably when we have negative opinions of ourselves.
D)It influences how we have conversations about others to ourselves.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of bullying and cyberbullying? 

A)They do not have long-lasting effects on a person's self-esteem.
B)They often lead to more accurate self-perceptions.
C)They are aggressive behaviors that damage self-esteem.
D)They rarely affect individuals who are just forming self-concept.

Question 13

When stimuli are organized by simplicity, _____.

A)the stimuli we attend to are interpreted as familiar patterns 
B)the brain is involved in conscious processing 
C)the brain is involved in filtering the messages 
D)the stimuli we attend to are organized into a commonly recognized form

Question 14

Before interviewing one of the candidates for a position in his company, Ben was informed that the candidate had performed exceptionally well in her aptitude test for the jo B.During the interview, Ben saw the candidate in a very positive light.Although the candidate made a few mistakes, Ben passed them off.In this scenario, Ben's perception of the candidate was based on his _____.

A)patterns 
B)interests 
C)needs 
D)expectations

Question 15

Which of the following is true of our self-concept? 

A)Any reaction or response we receive has a positive effect on our self-concept.
B)Our negative self-concept turns positive with each successful experience.
C)Feedback changes the manner in which we think about ourselves.
D)Our self-concept is shaped only by our personal experiences rather than the reactions from others.

Question 16

Harry often sees his friend James practicing basketball.Impressed by his shots, Harry asks him if he would like to play for the school team with him.However, James is less certain of his own talent.He tells Harry that he doesn't think of himself as a great player and that his lack of experience will probably weigh the team down.In this scenario, James's perception about himself can be attributed to _____.

A)prejudice 
B)incongruence 
C)scripted differences 
D)discrimination

Question 17

In the perception process, through attention and selection, _____.

A)our brain organizes and assigns meaning to information 
B)we reduce the number of stimuli our brains must process 
C)we simplify complex stimuli into some commonly recognized form 
D)our brain makes sense of complex stimuli by relating them to things it already recognizes

Question 18

While still learning to drive, Jane accidentally drove into another car.Although she survived the accident, Jane still considers herself to be a poor driver.As a result, she has not driven since.In this scenario, it can be said that Jane's experience has affected her _____.

A)self-perception 
B)self-monitoring 
C)situational attribution 
D)impression formation

Question 19

_____ refers to a gap between self-perception and reality.

A)Interdependence 
B)Attribution 
C)Incongruence 
D)Disposition

Question 20

Which of the following is true of people with interdependent self-perceptions? 

A)People from individualist cultures tend to form interdependent self-perceptions.
B)They believe that their traits and abilities are universally applicable to all situations.
C)People with interdependent self-perceptions feel they are highly talented during interactions with others.
D)They demonstrate appropriate abilities and personality characteristics based on the situation.

Question 21

We choose to pay attention to information that is relevant to us.

Question 22

A fast, top-down subconscious approach of making sense of what we are encountering is defined as _________.
A.situational attribution
B.conscious processing
C.social perception
D.automatic processing

Question 23

_________ are based on the belief that traits and abilities are internal to the person and are universally applicable to all situations.
A.Attributions
B.Independent self-perceptions
C.Prejudices
D.Interdependent self-perceptions

Question 24

We are more likely to self-monitor when we are familiar with a situation.

Question 25

Discuss the use of conscious processing as a way to get to know people better.

Question 26

Which of the following statements is true of prejudices? 

A)They are always negative perceptions about a person.
B)They can lead to the discrimination of people.
C)They are a result of conscious processing.
D)They are actions in which people are treated differently based on certain biases.

Question 27

_________ is the overall view we have of ourselves, which includes both self-concept and self-esteem.
A.Selective perception
B.Self-perception
C.Situational attribution
D.Self-disposition

Question 28

_________ is the phenomena of sharing different aspects of our self-concept based on the situation and people involveD.
A.Independent self-perception
B.Social construction of self
C.Self-fulfilling prophecy
D.Assumed similarity

Question 29

Accuracy of perception is usually high in automatic processing.

Question 30

A _________ is a message that reflects your understanding of the meaning of another person's behavior.
A.perception check
B.heuristic
C.forced consistency
D.prejudicial perception

Question 31

Define perception checking and illustrate the three parts involve
d.

Question 32

A person's culture has very little influence on his or her self-perception.

Question 33

_____ is the inaccurate attempt to make several perceptions about another person agree with each other.Forced consistencyPrejudiceAssumed Forced consistency
B)Prejudice
C) Assumed similarity
D) Discrimination

Question 34

In the process of interpretation, the brain assigns meaning to information.

Question 35

Illustrate three different ways of improving your perception of others and their messages.