Exam 5: Perspective Taking

Karim blames himself for not getting a promotion at work. He is starting to believe his coworker's remark that he is "not cut out for management." This behavior hints that Karim has low self-esteem.

The part of the brain that helps us focus on certain stimuli and ignore others is called the

There are some benefits to being a low self-monitor.

The act of being aware of our behavior and how our behavior affects others is called

Self-fulfilling prophecies occur when we

Imagine you will be speaking before a large audience at a business conference. How would you act and look if you were a high self-monitor? A low self-monitor?

Jack feels that he is a poor interviewee. He worries so much about his abilities that he becomes incredibly nervous at a job interview and fails to secure a job offer. This is an example of a(n)

You describe yourself to others as a vegetarian. This is an example of communicating a(n)

Most people do not make self-serving bias or fundamental attribution errors when interpreting other people's behavior.

Compare and contrast the self-serving bias and the fundamental attribution error. How are these two common attribution errors alike, and how are they different?

Three pathways by which self-concept can shape how we communicate are self-esteem, self-monitoring, and

Jackie finds out that another person in her office received the promotion they were both interviewed for. This could be considered a(n)

Your boss walks into the building, slams the door, and then calls you in to her office. Describe how you would use the three stages of perception to make sense of her behavior.

Role constructs emphasize people's social or professional standing.

Give an example from your own life of a time in which you demonstrated the self-serving bias while at work or at school.

Your first impression of someone typically fades as you get to know him or her.

Yvonne notices that her coworker Paul rarely speaks up in meetings even though he is a reliable and valued member of the team. She determines that Paul is shy around coworkers and decides that he has not had enough of an opportunity to socialize with the other members of the team. This is an example of the ________ stage of perception.

Perception happens in three defined, strictly ordered stages.

Our life story is influenced by other people.

Aggressive people always have low self-esteem.