Exam 3: Communication, Perception, Identity, and the Self

Linette wants to wear her basketball shorts to church like her brother, but she does not. Instead she puts on a dress. This is an example of ______.

______ occurs when predictions cause you to behave in a way that makes certain that events will occur as you imagined.

______ was one of the first people to discuss identity management.

Culture affects our perception as senders, but not as receivers.

Identity management always involves ______.

It is not always ______ to have the desire or will to change your self-concept.

Everything we believe about ourselves is part of our self-concept.

______ are personal interpretations of facts.

Patrick finds Angela attractive, so he infers she is also smart and funny. This illustrates ______.

An identity marker is a physical expansion of the self, such as a name tag.

While meeting with a patient, Dr. Callaghan makes sure to be attentive to detail and observant of the patient's state of being. Dr. Callaghan is exhibiting ______.

As long as our five senses are in working order, we play no active role in perception.

______ refers the communication practices we use to influence how others perceive us.

Surrounding yourself with relational uppers can help you to achieve self-actualization.

______ suggests that communication with others shapes personal identity.

How you want others to perceive you is referred to as ______.

Heather notices that her roommate, Rebecca, has left her dirty dishes in the sink again. "I always have to clean up after you. You never do the dishes," Heather complains. Rebecca counters that actually she has done Heather's dirty dishes a few times. Explain how Heather's attention has led her to overlook this information.

When you decide on a particular way to influence how others perceive you, you are ______.

The key to mindfulness is being able to predict consequences.

Sociologist Erving Goffman saw our identity as a mask.