Exam 3: Perceiving and Understanding

A group of people who are part of an overall society but also distinct from the overall society in that they hold values, understandings, and practices that are not shared by people outside the group is called a __________.

Stereotypes may be accurate generalizations about groups.

A __________ consists of beliefs, values, understandings, practices, and ways of interpreting experience that a number of people share.

Empathy and person-centeredness are the same.

Don goes to class on Friday but the instructor is not present. The teaching assistant announces that the instructor is ill and there will be no class that day. When Don comes to class on Monday, he notices that students are handing in an assignment to the instructor. He discovers that the TA told students that even though there was no class Friday, they had a homework assignment to complete. Don's failure to attend to that part of the TA's message reflects which aspect of the perception process?

The active process of selecting, organizing and interpreting people, objects, events, situations, and activities is known as __________

A deduction that goes beyond what you know or assume to be a fact is known as __________.

Cognitive schemata include all of the following EXCEPT __________.

A __________ is a belief or opinion that is based on observations, feelings, assumptions, or other phenomena that are not facts.

__________ is the process of calling behaviors or other phenomena to our attention so that we can observe and regulate them.

Monitoring is the process of calling behaviors or other phenomena to our attention so that we can observe and regulate them.

Cultures can be made up of social communities that have their own unique values and practices.

The technique for imagining ourselves as successful is called __________.

Which of the following is a prototype?

Annika says, "I didn't get a job offer because the interviewer was biased and it was a nasty day. However, Kathy didn't get an offer because she isn't qualified." This is an example of __________.

Cultural influences in the United States tend to place high value on which of the following?

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

Explain what mind reading is and why it is generally not beneficial in communication.

Define the 4 types of cognitive schemata and illustrate how they are used to organize perceptions. Include an example in which all 4 types are present.

Which of the following is a script?