Exam 2: B: Perceiving the Self and Others

Because she believes she is no good at speaking in public, Deanna puts off choosing and researching her topic and doesn't have adequate time to prepare and practice for her presentation. Ultimately, she earns a failing grade on her speech and walks away with her perception confirmed: she's just not a good speaker. Unfortunately, Deanna's _____________ set her up for failure.

Reduced cognitive activity, inaccurate recall, and uncritical evaluation are all signs that a state of _________ is challenging one's perception.

Which theory helps explain how people change their attributions of someone's physical appearance as they communicate with them more?

People sometimes feel uncertain in new situations when they do not know what to expect. This uncertainty develops when people do not have a(n) _____ to guide their perception of the new event.

Which of the following terms refers to the way a person feels about himself or herself?

Intentional communication designed to show elements of our self for strategic purposes is referred to as

When you feel as though you have negotiated a communication situation as well as you possibly could, you experience

Jim chooses to invite two people he met in his English class over to watch a movie instead of going to a larger party with his fraternity brothers. He says, "I feel like I'm better one-on-one than I am in big groups." Jim's decision is based on his sense of

Communication processing means

When Joe shows up late to meet his friends for dinner, he explains that he is late because he was held up in traffic. His friend Maggie reminds him, though, that they all drove in the same traffic but that everyone else left early to accommodate the rush hour. Maggie's dismissal of Joe's situational excuse for being late may be the result of which common perceptual error?

"A cognitive process through which we interpret our experiences and form our own unique understandings" defines which of the following terms?

The act of revealing information about ourselves to others is called

"Politicians lie" and "young people are lazy" are both examples of

Your awareness and understanding of who you are, as interpreted and influenced by your thoughts, actions, abilities, values, goals, and ideals, is referred to as your

Assuming that individuals, because they belong to certain groups, have a particular set of attitudes, behaviors, skills, morals, or beliefs is called

Joe watches other people's nonverbal behavior carefully for cues to what topics they find interesting and what personality traits they consider desirable, and he modifies his behavior in order to create a positive impression on them. We would refer to Joe as a person who

Homophobia is an example of ___________ based on negative _____________ about gay and lesbian people.

What, according to your text, is true of low self-monitors?

Which barrier to intercultural communication competence is considered to be the most severe because it involves deep-seated feelings of unkindness and ill will toward particular groups?

Our tendency to internalize our admiration for film and TV stars, models, famous athletes, and political figures by comparing what we like about them to our own self-concept is addressed by which of the following theories?