Question 1

All of the following would be included in a good definition of empathy except which one?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves taking the other's perspective. 
B) It includes concern for the other person. 
C) It requires a sense of the other person's feelings. 
D) It can't be totally achieved. 
E) It requires that your opinions match those of the other person. 
A) It involves taking the other's perspective. 
B) It includes concern for the other person. 
C) It requires a sense of the other person's feelings. 
D) It can't be totally achieved. 
E) It requires that your opinions match those of the other person.

Question 2

Empathy is related to perception in that

Accepted Answer

A) the more perceptive you are, the less empathetic you need be. 
B) the more perceptive you are, the easier it is to forget to be empathetic. 
C) empathy is facilitated by trying to perceive things from the other person's point of view. 
D) empathy and perception are both a result of self-fulfilling prophecies. 
A) the more perceptive you are, the less empathetic you need be. 
B) the more perceptive you are, the easier it is to forget to be empathetic. 
C) empathy is facilitated by trying to perceive things from the other person's point of view. 
D) empathy and perception are both a result of self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 3

The process whereby people influence each other's perceptions and attempt to achieve a shared perspective is called negotiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A shared relational narrative is the reason that some couples say they are happily married when the facts would indicate otherwise.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The process of explaining people's behavior is called assignation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term that refers to men and women possessing a mixture of traits that have previously been considered exclusively masculine or feminine is

Accepted Answer

A) chauvinistic. 
B) adaptable. 
C) rhetorically sensitive. 
D) androgynous. 
E) analogous. 
A) chauvinistic. 
B) adaptable. 
C) rhetorically sensitive. 
D) androgynous. 
E) analogous.

Question 7

Which of these statements is not accurate, according to the text?

Accepted Answer

A) Teenagers who don't get enough food to eat are more likely to get in trouble at school and have difficulty getting along with others. 
B) You might perceive someone's behavior differently when you are ill than you would when you are healthy. 
C) Lack of sleep can affect couple's perceptions of each other, resulting in discord. 
D) Identical foods may taste differently to different people. 
E) Perception is not influenced by neurological or biological differences. 
A) Teenagers who don't get enough food to eat are more likely to get in trouble at school and have difficulty getting along with others. 
B) You might perceive someone's behavior differently when you are ill than you would when you are healthy. 
C) Lack of sleep can affect couple's perceptions of each other, resulting in discord. 
D) Identical foods may taste differently to different people. 
E) Perception is not influenced by neurological or biological differences.

Question 8

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 99-103: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes.
-You believe that most of the elderly are slow drivers.

Accepted Answer

A) self-serving bias 
B) stereotyping 
C) sympathy 
D) narrative 
E) selection 
A) self-serving bias 
B) stereotyping 
C) sympathy 
D) narrative 
E) selection

Question 9

When Kasheem got caught speeding, Amy said he should have been more careful; later when Amy got caught speeding, she denied she was driving too fast.This is an example of what tendency in perception?

Accepted Answer

A) We are influenced by the obvious. 
B) The self-serving bias. 
C) We pay attention to others' negative characteristics. 
D) The halo effect. 
E) We assume others are similar to us. 
A) We are influenced by the obvious. 
B) The self-serving bias. 
C) We pay attention to others' negative characteristics. 
D) The halo effect. 
E) We assume others are similar to us.

Question 10

You have read positive reviews of your Chemistry instructor on a website.According to the text, you are more likely to find this instructor credible and attractive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In order to understand another person's perception of a problem, it is necessary to

Accepted Answer

A) assume that person's social role. 
B) spend time in that person's culture or subculture. 
C) experience that person's physiological differences. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) assume that person's social role. 
B) spend time in that person's culture or subculture. 
C) experience that person's physiological differences. 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 12

Shima knows her friend Francine is going through a difficult time so she doesn't mind that Francine is particularly quiet at dinner.This is an example of what stage in the perception process?

Accepted Answer

A) selection. 
B) organization. 
C) redefinition. 
D) interpretation. 
E) none of the above. 
A) selection. 
B) organization. 
C) redefinition. 
D) interpretation. 
E) none of the above.

Question 13

People's occupations have little bearing on their perception of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The sensory data we receive are the same for all of us; perceptual differences occur only after we begin to process those data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What's missing from this perception check? "When I saw you having lunch with Emily, I figured you liked her more than me.What's going on?"

Accepted Answer

A) It doesn't describe behavior. 
B) It has only one interpretation. 
C) It doesn't request clarification. 
D) It is too wordy. 
E) Nothing is missing from this perception check. 
A) It doesn't describe behavior. 
B) It has only one interpretation. 
C) It doesn't request clarification. 
D) It is too wordy. 
E) Nothing is missing from this perception check.

Question 16

If you are a person who tells others "like it is" because you believe such truth is helpful and constructive, you will interpret similar behavior from others towards you the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is called ethnocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Studies show that judges who listen to singing performances with their backs turned and no prior knowledge of the contestant almost always appraise the contestant the same way as judges who don't.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Using the pillow method can

Accepted Answer

A) enhance cognitive complexity. 
B) boost empathy. 
C) lead to valuable insights. 
D) b & c 
E) all of the above 
A) enhance cognitive complexity. 
B) boost empathy. 
C) lead to valuable insights. 
D) b & c 
E) all of the above

Question 20

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 111-115: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes.
-She says she's forced to tell him over and over to pick up his things because he never listens to her.He says he has to "tune her out" because she is always complaining about something.

Accepted Answer

A) punctuation 
B) interpretation 
C) stereotyping 
D) organization 
E) selection 
A) punctuation 
B) interpretation 
C) stereotyping 
D) organization 
E) selection

All of the following would be included in a good definition of empathy except which one?

Empathy is related to perception in that

The process whereby people influence each other's perceptions and attempt to achieve a shared perspective is called negotiation.

A shared relational narrative is the reason that some couples say they are happily married when the facts would indicate otherwise.

The process of explaining people's behavior is called assignation.

The term that refers to men and women possessing a mixture of traits that have previously been considered exclusively masculine or feminine is

Which of these statements is not accurate, according to the text?

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 99-103: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes. -You believe that most of the elderly are slow drivers.

When Kasheem got caught speeding, Amy said he should have been more careful; later when Amy got caught speeding, she denied she was driving too fast.This is an example of what tendency in perception?

You have read positive reviews of your Chemistry instructor on a website.According to the text, you are more likely to find this instructor credible and attractive.

In order to understand another person's perception of a problem, it is necessary to

Shima knows her friend Francine is going through a difficult time so she doesn't mind that Francine is particularly quiet at dinner.This is an example of what stage in the perception process?

People's occupations have little bearing on their perception of the world.

The sensory data we receive are the same for all of us; perceptual differences occur only after we begin to process those data.

What's missing from this perception check? "When I saw you having lunch with Emily, I figured you liked her more than me.What's going on?"

If you are a person who tells others "like it is" because you believe such truth is helpful and constructive, you will interpret similar behavior from others towards you the same way.

The attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is called ethnocentrism.

Studies show that judges who listen to singing performances with their backs turned and no prior knowledge of the contestant almost always appraise the contestant the same way as judges who don't.

Using the pillow method can

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 111-115: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes. -She says she's forced to tell him over and over to pick up his things because he never listens to her.He says he has to "tune her out" because she is always complaining about something.

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Exam 3: Perception

All of the following would be included in a good definition of empathy except which one?

Empathy is related to perception in that

The process whereby people influence each other's perceptions and attempt to achieve a shared perspective is called negotiation.

A shared relational narrative is the reason that some couples say they are happily married when the facts would indicate otherwise.

The process of explaining people's behavior is called assignation.

The term that refers to men and women possessing a mixture of traits that have previously been considered exclusively masculine or feminine is

Which of these statements is not accurate, according to the text?

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 99-103: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes. -You believe that most of the elderly are slow drivers.

When Kasheem got caught speeding, Amy said he should have been more careful; later when Amy got caught speeding, she denied she was driving too fast.This is an example of what tendency in perception?

You have read positive reviews of your Chemistry instructor on a website.According to the text, you are more likely to find this instructor credible and attractive.

In order to understand another person's perception of a problem, it is necessary to

Shima knows her friend Francine is going through a difficult time so she doesn't mind that Francine is particularly quiet at dinner.This is an example of what stage in the perception process?

People's occupations have little bearing on their perception of the world.

The sensory data we receive are the same for all of us; perceptual differences occur only after we begin to process those data.

What's missing from this perception check? "When I saw you having lunch with Emily, I figured you liked her more than me.What's going on?"

If you are a person who tells others "like it is" because you believe such truth is helpful and constructive, you will interpret similar behavior from others towards you the same way.

The attitude that one's own culture is superior to other cultures is called ethnocentrism.

Studies show that judges who listen to singing performances with their backs turned and no prior knowledge of the contestant almost always appraise the contestant the same way as judges who don't.

Using the pillow method can

INSTRUCTIONS for questions 111-115: Match each of the descriptions below with the term it best describes. -She says she's forced to tell him over and over to pick up his things because he never listens to her.He says he has to "tune her out" because she is always complaining about something.

A First Look at Interpersonal Communication

Communication and Identity

Emotions

Language

Nonverbal Communication

Listening

Communication and Relational Dynamics

Communication in Close Relationships

Improving Communication Climates

Managing Interpersonal Conflicts

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