Exam 3: Perception and Communication

Individuals who are more ____ are better able to integrate new information about others and situations.

All of the following are guidelines for improving perception and communication

This is a predictive generalization applied to a person or situation. Based on the category in which we place someone or something and how that person or thing measures up against the personal constructs we apply, we predict what he, she, or it will do.

Women and men tend to occupy different social locations in some senses, although they clearly share other social locations.

A personal construct is a "mental yardstick" we use to measure a person or situation along a bipolar dimension of judgment.

Which of the following is a prototype?

Mike was responsible for taking care of his two younger siblings while Mike was growing up. As an adult, he is more nurturing and more attentive to others' needs than most of his male peers. Mike's greater care-giving inclination is best explained by his:

Scripts are useful in guiding us through many of our interactions. However, they are not always accurate or constructive, so we shouldn't accept them uncritically.

Which of the following is a script?

In 1995, the U.S. Department of Labor surveyed 60,000 household to lean what identity labels different ethnic groups prefer. The survey revealed that members of various racial groups:

According to a study conducted by Bachen and Illouz (1996), most Americans' prototype of enduring romance reflects media emphasis on acquisition of material goods to support a leisure lifestyle.

When you meet a new person, you might classify the person as a possible friend, date, or enemy. You also might focus on physical qualities. This is based on your ____.

Darryl says to his friend, "You must be so happy that you're about to become an uncle!" Darryl's statement is an example of:

Why is eyewitness testimony not always reliable?

Although passion may come to mind when we think of love, it seems less central to our prototype of love than companionship, caring, and a comfortable lifestyle.

According to your book, interracial marriages are increasing in the United States, thus it is expected that there will be more children who have mixed ethnic heritages.

Corey thinks that people who are outgoing are also friendly, confident, and fun. Corey's assumption that outgoing are also friendly, confident, and fun is inference based on his ____ of the qualities that accompany outgoingness.

Assertiveness and competitiveness are encouraged and considered good in the United States.

Chat rooms can be evaluated based on how interesting or boring the conversations are. This statement best represents

This is a point of view shaped by political awareness of the social location of a group-the material, social, and symbolic conditions common for members of a social group.