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1. We choose to pay attention to information that is relevant to us.
a. True
b. False
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2. In the process of interpretation, the brain assigns meaning to information.
a. True
b. False
As the brain selects and organizes information, it also assigns meaning to it. See 2-1: The Perception Process The
Perception Process
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3. A person’s culture has very little influence on his or her self-perception.
a. True
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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.
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7. 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 job. 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
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8. 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
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9. 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
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10. A karate instructor looked at his new batch of students and automatically recognized 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.
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d. conscious processing.
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11. Niku was waiting on the sidewalk to cross a busy road. 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
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12. 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
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17. Which of the following statements 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.
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18. _____ 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
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19. Which of the following statements 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.
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26. The term _____ refers to attributing behavior to a cause that is under someone’s control.
a. situational attribution
b. dispositional attribution
c. external attribution
d. selective attribution
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27. Which of the following statements 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.
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28. 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. self-fulfilling prophecy
b. implicit personality theory
c. dispositional attribution
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d. situational attribution
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29. _____ is the inaccurate attempt to make several perceptions about another person agree with each other.
a. Forced consistency
b. Prejudice
c. Assumed similarity
d. Discrimination
Perception of others
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30. Which of the following statements is true of prejudices?
a. They are always negative perceptions about a person.
b. They can lead to discrimination of people.
c. They are a result of outcome bias.
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Self-disposition
Incorrect
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
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33. Attributions
Incorrect
Independent self-perceptions
Correct
Prejudices
Incorrect
Interdependent self-perceptions
Incorrect
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
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ANSWER: Answers will vary. A perception check is a message that reflects your understanding of the meaning of
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38. Discuss the use of conscious processing as a way to get to know people better.
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Processes of communication
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