CPS 3300 Chp.4 (Interpersonal Perception) – Flashcards

The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the interpretation of information

We notice extremely short or tall people because of which factor of attention:

We attach meaning to our experiences using which of the following;

Selection is an objective process

The tendency to judge ourselves more charitably than we do others is called:

Perception influences our communication choices:

The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the retrieval and use of the information:

Perception checking is a tool to help us to accurately understand others rather than assuming that our first interpretation is correct:

A mother finds signs of drug use such as burnt spoons in the dishwasher and trace marks on her teenage son's arms, yet chooses to ignore the possibility that her son is addicted to heroine. This is an example of:

Communication theorist use the term ? to refer to modifying or confirming an initial impression by placing heavier weight on the most recent observation about an individual:

Our emotional state has little relevance to how we view people and events:

Gender roles arise more from environmental influences than from physiological factors:

Sample error refers to an error in:

Giving greater emphasis to the latest or most current information about a person even when it is inconsistent with the persons long standing behavior pattern is known as the:

Judgements are the least common responses to statements others make:

Problems arise with first impression when the labels we attach are inaccurate and we hang onto them:

Perceptual schemata are tendencies to misinterpret data

? theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for our own behavior and the behavior of others:

When a person who is normally good natured yells at us, we pay attention because of the quality of:

Influences on perception include selection and organization:

? is the process by which we decide what others people are like and by which we give meaning to their actions:

Motives help determine how we perceive people:

In western cultures, such as the United States, silence is often viewed as:

Tendencies that distort perceptions include favoring negative impression and blaming innocent victims:

We notice a dripping faucet because of which factor of attention:

Communication theorists use the term ? to describe how we classify interactions in terms of cause and effect:

Which step of perception is involved when you wonder if the person who smiles at you across the room is interested in romance or just being polite:

A student assumes his professor thinks that he is a poor student, so he doesn't bother to study for the class exams. The student fails the course. This is an example of:

The process of perception is ongoing and requires that selection, organization, and interpretation occur in a specific sequence:

Attribution is the term used to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior:

One's perception of a give event are influenced by one's experiences, values, identity, needs and wants:

In the Beltway Sniper case, early eyewitness reports focused on a man in a white van. This is an example of the :

One form of organization used to identify causes and effects in interactions is called:

Communication theorists use the term ? to refer to sorting parameters we use to group people and data:

We take people for granted because of which factor of attention:

Which of the following is not a factor in selective perception:

When people are aware of both the positive and negative characteristics of another, they tend to be more influenced by the undesirable traits:

The way a communication sequence is punctuated affects its perceived meaning:

Your emotions can affect how you perceive an event:

As a result of empathy, the gap between you and the other person is likely to grow:

Physiological influences on perception include fatigue and hunger:

The ? stage of interpersonal perception invovles selecting stimuli on which to focus info. such as gestures, tone of voice, facial expression, and so forth:

Interpretation plays a role in virtually every interpersonal act:

The type of organizing constructs we use strongly affects how we relate with others:

Our expectation influences our perceptions:

? refers to the process by which we filter sensory stimuli:

When others suffer, we often blame the problem on their personal qualities, when we are the victims, we find explanations outside of ourselves:

There is nothing wrong with generalizations as long as they are accurate, in fact, it would be impossible to get through life w/out them:

Selective perception can result in communication inaccuracies:

Tendencies that distort perceptions include being influenced by the obvious:

The ? stage of interpersonal perception involves the organization of information:

Physiological influences on perception include age and health:

Communication theorists use the term ? to refer to the effect of attending to the first pieces of info. that we observe:

A hungry person sees restaurants everywhere because of which factor of attention:

Which step of perception is based on the fact that we notice some message and ignore others:

Influence on perception include cultural and social factors

People commonly imagine that others possess the same attitudes and motives they do:

? is the process of decoding and evaluating sensory data and perceptions:

Over generalization is the foundation of stereotyping:

Tendencies that distort perceptions include clinging to first impressions and assuming others are like us:

Empathy is the ability to recreate perspective, to experience the world from her or his point of view:

Influences on perception include physiological and psychological factors:

Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual rule:

Jill and Jack argued about where to spend the holidays: Jack argued because Jill was unwilling to make concessions whereas Jill because Jack wasn't respecting her feelings. This is an example of punctuation:

Exaggerated and rigid beliefs associated with a categorizing system are known as:

? refers to a way of organizing a vast array of info. about people personalities: