Exam 5: The Role of Perception in Human Relations

Marco is angry that his friend Anthony is late. Their movie starts in 15 minutes. One of the pieces of information Marco uses to evaluate why his friend is late is whether Anthony has been late other times they have plans. Which factor of Kelley's (1967) model is Marco considering?

Ross was excited about attending a protest march in Washington, D.C., supporting abortion rights for women. When he asked his girlfriend, Jane, to go, she remarked, "But, Ross, I am pro-life." Which cognitive bias contributed to Ross' perception that Jane believed the same way he did?

Linda became angry when she found out her son had skipped school. When she confronted him, he looked away. In white American culture, Linda probably interpreted her son's behavior as a sign of

Which of the following strategies is the best for learning a new communication technique?

According to Kelley (1967), one way we can determine why a person behaves the way he or she does is to examine whether the behavior of interest also occurs in other situations. This component of the model is called

Darren set his friend Mike up on a blind date. When Mike asked Darren to describe her, he said, "She's attractive, intelligent, industrious, impulsive, critical, and stubborn." Mike replied, "I like attractive and intelligent women." Mike's focus on the first words in the list is an example of the ________ effect.

Attributing a person's behavior to something about the person, his character, or personality is called a(n) _______________ attribution.

After having lunch with her friend, Jean became very ill. She called her friend to determine whether she was sick as well. According to Kelley (1967), Jean is looking for __________ to determine whether she has food poisoning.

According to your text, memory is subject to errors when we try to retrieve information and when we try to ________ information.

Kelley's (1967) attributional model suggests that determining whether other people typically exhibit the same behavior in the same situation shows the presence or absence of

Russ, Greene, and House (1977) asked college students to wear a sandwich-board sign that said "Repent" and walk around campus for 30 minutes. Although only 50 percent of the total number of students volunteering for the study agreed to wear the sign, those who did wear the sign estimated 77 percent of the other participants would do it. Which cognitive bias explains this difference?

In the United States, to keep conversation flowing, individuals often rely on _________ such as "um," "you know," and "like" when looking for the right word or phrase.

In Asian cultures, it is _________ to look a potential employer in the eye.

According to the three-box model of memory, _________ memory is 1 to 2 seconds, whereas _________ memory is about 30 seconds.

At a recent party, Claire suddenly became uncomfortable when a person she didn't know well began talking with her only inches from her face. This stranger violated the rules of which zone of Claire's personal space?

Why do we form impressions of people based on the first time we meet?

Jason thought it was odd that his close friend Zach kept a greater distance from him than he expected. Instead of 0-18 inches, Zach had suddenly kept his distance at least 4 or more feet from Jason when they talked. This greater distance in personal space is usually referred to as the

Meredith is studying for an exam, but doesn't understand the material she is reading. If she is confused about the information, she will have trouble ________, which will lead to difficulty remembering.

Stephen is a neo-Nazi who spends all of his free time reading websites and message boards that are dedicated to his views. As a result, when he meets new people, he assumes that they have the same opinions that he does. This is an example of which of the following?

________ is a timeframe of about 30 seconds during which we either use and dispose of information or work to retain it.