Exam 3: Interpersonal Communication and Perception

Based on your acquaintance with one member of the campus Camera Club,you draw conclusions about all the other members of the club.You are experiencing which of the barriers to accurate perception?

The barrier to accurate perception of focusing on the negative happens when we

Explain causal attribution theory and standpoint theory.Give examples from your own life to help illustrate each.

Your friend Susan arrives late to your birthday party and explains that she missed the bus.Your other friend,Martin,also arrives late and explains that his cat got out and he had to chase it down the street,where it promptly hid under a neighbour's porch.He couldn't coax it out,so he had to go back home,open a tin of cat food,put it by his neighbour's porch,and wait for the cat to come out.Once it did,he had to take it back home.You will probably believe Susan over Martin because of which barrier to accurate perception?

The barrier to accurate perception of stereotyping happens when

The specific qualities or attributes we associate with each person we know are called

Fear of embarrassment,lack of trust in another's willingness to be honest,and our own reluctance to admit we are uncertain are all reasons we might refrain from

When you read the words "MRRY ChRSTMS!" what type of organizing are you engaging in?

The horn effect is defined as

You aren't sure if Amy is mad at you or just in a bad mood.Trying to figure it out,you pay close attention to her tone of voice,her eye contact,and body movements.Since she speaks quite pleasantly to some of the others around you,but avoids eye contact with you and speaks in short,clipped sentences when you ask her questions,you decide she is mad at you.Which strategy for improving perceptions did you use?

________ allow us to categorize people into one or two groups of opposites.

You believe that if a person acted a certain way one day,he or she will continue to act that way in the future,even though everyone's behaviour varies from day to day.You are exhibiting which of the barriers to accurate perception?

Identify five cultural elements (the categories that identify the most profound aspects of cultural influence)and give an example of each.

Interpersonal perception is the process of

When we make an assumption about another person's behaviour based on his or her age,we are experiencing which of the barriers to accurate perception?

If you are willing to seek out and consider others' perceptions of you,communicate about your perceptions with others,and grow as you expand your experiences,you are on the road to

Which statement is NOT an accurate description of standpoint theory?

You have car trouble.You decide to get out and walk because you believe that no one will stop to help you.This belief about people exemplifies

When we place people into inflexible categories and "print" the same judgments on anyone placed into a given category we are

People are more likely to save face by believing that they are not the cause of a problem.This is called