Exam 3: Perception and Communication

Your book talks about a dozen states that have passed laws to establish standards for English for international teaching assistants. Don Rubin did a study that looked into this matter. Discuss what he did and what he found.

Identify the following: -Prototype

We use stereotypes to make predictions about people and situations.

Prototypes, personal constructs, stereotypes, and scripts are cognitive schemata that we use to organize our perceptions of people and phenomena.

Scripts are useful in guiding us through many of our interactions. However, they are not always accurate or constructive, so we shouldn't accept them uncritically.

According to your book, interracial marriages are increasing in the United States, thus it is expected that there will be more children who have mixed ethnic heritages.

We are less likely to forgive a partner if we attribute his or her transgression to personal irresponsibility.

Identify the following: -Mindreading

Identify the following: -Interpretation

This assumes that we understand what the person thinks, feels or perceives.

Research has shown that the United States is a highly individualistic culture in which ____ is expected and rewarded.

My boss Susan is a great supervisor because she listens to her employee's concerns and ideas. Susan is an example of a(n):

Inferences go beyond facts.

Explain four of the seven guidelines for improving the accuracy of perceptions.

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

Identify the following: -Standpoint

Women and men tend to occupy different social locations in some senses, although they clearly share other social locations.

Corey thinks that people who are outgoing are also friendly, confident, and fun. Corey's assumption that outgoing are also friendly, confident, and fun is inference based on his ____ of the qualities that accompany outgoingness.

In the U.S. the prototype of love focuses on passionate feelings and qualities.

Charles will always be fat, because he is too lazy to exercise and he doesn't care about what he eats. This is an example of: