Exam 2: Perceiving the Self and Others

For the following statements, indicate what it reflects -Should I worry when you're gone longer than you say you will be?

Which statement is not true of co-cultures?

Define schema and give three examples of schemas.

Our failure to notice small changes in our surroundings is due to the _____ aspect of the perception process.

Role models are important in our lives because they increase our feelings of self-esteem.

_____ is the degree to which you adjust your behavior to situational demands.

People with over 1000. friends on Facebook are considered very popular.

Which of the following statements is not true of the self-concept?

The self-serving bias predicts that, when you do poorly on a test, you will say it's because you didn't study hard enough.

A person must give up his or her right to self-expression in order to be civil.

Your ability to hear your name spoken in a conversation other people are having while you are engaged in your own conversation reflects the _____ aspect of perception.

The concept of expectancy explains why you can read your term paper three times and miss a misspelled word or an incomplete sentence.

For the following statements, indicate what it reflects -You left hours ago.

Men and women use social networking sites for different reasons.

Define co-culture and provide two specific examples of it.

A perception check is independently verifiable by others.

_____ theory argues that we tend to take more credit for what we've done than we probably deserve.

Stereotypes are an important part of the perception process.

Define self-image and self-esteem and explain how they are related to self-concept.

If our perception is accurate others' must be inaccurate.