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Briefly describe the process of selecting information as a step in the perception process.
2.
Define the term schema.
3.
Describe how using schemas assists us in the perception process.
4.
Briefly describe three elements of your schema for how people will behave in a college
classroom.
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List and define three of the four challenges we face when using schemas.
6.
Briefly state why mindless perception might be described as a benefit to a
communicator.
7.
Provide a brief example to illustrate how mindlessness can negatively influence our
perception.
8.
What theory explains why others may become more physically attractive to us after we
have had positive social interactions with them?
9.
Define the term attribution.
10.
Describe the fundamental attribution error.
11.
Define the term stereotype.
12.
Provide an example of a stereotype that people often have of police officers.
13.
Define self-concept.
14.
Provide an example of indirect evidence that has affected your self-concept.
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In your own words, describe the difference between self-concept and self-esteem.
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In your own words, describe social comparison theory.
17.
Define self-efficacy.
18.
When we evaluate our expectations, execution, and the outcomes of our behavior in a
communication encounter, we may experience a sense of self-actualization,
self-adequacy, or self-denigration. Define each of these three evaluations.
19.
Define self-disclosure.
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