Exam 2: Perception and Communication

Ashley grew up in a poor neighborhood with parents who struggled to pay their bills.She was even homeless for several months as a child after her family was evicted from their apartment.As an adult,Ashley makes enough money to live comfortably,but she has a fuller understanding of socioeconomic class due to her experiences as a child.Ashley's perspective on class is an example of ____.

____ claims that a culture includes a number of social communities,and each one distinctively shapes the perceptions,identities,and opportunities of its members.

We passively receive stimuli from around us.

Adults differ in cognitive complexity.

____________________ consists of beliefs,values,understandings,practices,and ways of interpreting experiences that are shared by a number of people.

____________________ is the process of selecting,organizing and interpreting people,objects,events,situations and activities.

Bipolar mental yardsticks that allow us to position people and situations along dimensions of judgment are

Perceptions are subjective.

Empathy is the ability to feel with another person.

Age does not influence perceptions;they are stable.

Our cognitive schemata reflect our membership in a culture and in specific social groups.

Elijah goes into the library to find his friend Aimee who went there to study.He walks through the library until he sees her and then sits down beside her.Later Elijah's friend Marvin comes over and says,"Hey,man,why did you ignore me when you walked right past me a minute ago?" Elijah shakes his head,not knowing why he didn't see Marvin.Elijah's failure to see Martin when he was focusing on finding Aimee is an example of

A(n)____________________ is a phenomenon that occurs when a person acts in ways consistent with a belief about him or herself.

The perception process is a passive one.

____________________ is a theory that suggests that we organize and interpret our world based on the use of cognitive schemata.

The person you think of as the ideal friend,or the best example of what a friend is like is your ____________________ for a friend.

Locus attributes what a person does based on internal or external factors.

Attributions include all of the following EXCEPT

If we wish to enhance our competence and avoid problems of abstractions,we should 

What is the term used for the ability to perceive another person as a unique and distinct individuals based on our knowledge of them?