Exam 2: Perception, Self, and Communication

What are the four categories of selection and how are they connected to perception?

Convergence of our "real" worlds and our virtual worlds occurs when we ______.

Explain the Proteus effect.

Exposing ourselves only to beliefs, values, and ideas that are similar to our own is called ______.

George Kelly's (1955) construct theory says that interpersonal constructs are bipolar dimensions of judgment used to size up people or social situations.

What are fields of experience and how do they shape our perceptions? How might an entering freshman apply fields of experience in anticipating the atmosphere in his or her first college class?

______ is a process of being aware of and understanding the world.

What are some strategies one might use to accurately interpret a message? Provide an example.

The term filter bubble refers to the process of online sites pushing content on our social media sites based on our passed online behavior and thus, isolating us from information that disagrees with our views.

______ is considered the viewpoint of the entire society, whose perspective we learn to take.

Which theory posits that communication is the primary means by which we internalize and use social values to guide how we see ourselves, how we see others, and how we interact?

Standpoint theory asserts that our own individual backgrounds shape how we view the world.

The perceptual "baggage" we have accumulated through years of living, learning, and interacting with others is known as our ______.

According to the notion of the saturated self, viewing ourselves through multiple lenses can cloud our sense of a unified social world and a coherent identity.

Individuals with highly developed interpersonal construct systems demonstrate ______.

When Jason watches the news, he filters what he hears to suit his own needs, biases, and expectations. Which of the following is Jason using?

The words we use such as ghosting or thirst trapping can limit our ability to know and interact with others.

What is meant by the idea that the self involves both an "I" and a "Me"?

Using Jackson Katz's (1999) work on media and masculinity and Jean Kilbourne's (1979) work on portrayals of feminine beauty in media, explain the real-world impact these portrayals of masculinity and manhood and feminine beauty have had on our lives.

Mental structures that serve as "road maps" to help us understand, classify, and respond to the world around us are called ______.