Exam 2: Perceptions of Self and Others: Who Am I Who Are They

Richard lets the door slam in your face. You assume that Richard is rude, but in actuality he simply did not see you. You are guilty in this instance of what type of error?

Stereotyping is

Body images issues are only a problem for women. Men are not concerned about body image.

Perception is the interpretation of data from our senses.

You're competing in a tennis championship and you lose in a final-set tie-breaker. You attribute your loss to bad officiating and distractions from crowd noise, not to your opponent's superior skill. This is an example of the self-serving bias.

Status and connection dimensions of conversations produce different expectations and communication patterns, such as

Self-esteem is

How we view ourselves is best defined as

You do poorly on a speech in front of your classmates. You attribute your poor performance to "not enough time to prepare," even though you had three weeks to construct a 4-minute presentation. This is an example of

Stimuli that we attend to is influenced by

Which of the following is not true of self-disclosure?

Perception is a biased process

Stereotypes are negative and should be avoided.

The primacy effect is the tendency to evaluate others more strongly on the basis of the most recent information or evidence available.

Perception is

Gaining self-knowledge is one of the constructive goals of self-disclosure.

Self-concept is constantly shifting for most of an individual's adult life.

Which of the following is not a part of perception?

Self-perception

Our tendency to emphasize our accomplishments and downplay or deflect our shortcomings and failures is common.