Exam 3: Perception of the Self and Others

_______consists of your feelings and thoughts about your strengths and weaknesses, your abilities and limitations, and your aspirations and worldview.

Which of the following statements is an example of a self-affirmation?

In this stage of the perceptual process, we create "cognitive tags."

Self-deprecating strategies can be used to secure help.

The perceptual process in which you're more influenced by what you sense first is_________ .

Credibility strategies seek to establish your competence, character, and___________ .

_________self-esteem refers to your feelings about yourself in light of your analysis of strengths and weaknesses.

Frank is daydreaming in class and doesn't hear what the instructor is saying until his name is called. This is an example of_________ .

Which one of the four selves represents truths about yourself that neither you nor others know?

Cognitive self-esteem is___________ .

Rachael assumed Darnell and Louise had the same job because they were both dressed in scrubs. This is an example of the rule of________ .

You see a group of people physically close together and conclude they are friends or coworkers. This is the principle of_______ .

Which of the following is a suggestion for how to increase accuracy in impression formation?

The active process by which we become aware of objects, events, and people through our senses is ________.

When we look to the image of ourselves that others reveal to us through the way they treat and react to us, this is the concept of the________ .

The________ stage of perception involves accessing the information you have stored in memory.

The text identifies seven strategies to shape our image and put forth a good impression. Choose three, and describe how you can use them in interpersonal communication.

Clenching your jaw when you get angry, fight strategies, and repressed experiences are all examples of the_________ .

If you use image-confirming strategies too frequently, you risk being seen as_________ .

Using logic, stressing similarity, and providing social proof are all examples of_______ strategies.