Exam 5: Perspective Taking

If a friend tells us that his new dog is a Rottweiler, we perceive the dog to be more vicious and dangerous than if the friend had told us the dog was a Labrador Retriever. This is an example of

Jane dresses carefully and prepares what she is going to say days before her job interview. This is an example of ________ behavior.

We can have different Johari windows with different people.

Choose someone from your life and briefly describe a recent interaction you had with him or her. Next, list the four perceptual schemas, or constructs, and explain how various details from your interaction would apply to each construct.

José is walking down his office hallway and notices that his coworker Eva has moved to a different desk. This is an example of the ________ aspect of interpersonal perception.

David thinks of himself as an impressive speaker and likes to brag to people about his speaking skills. However, most of David's coworkers find his presentations dull, undermining the image David projects. This is an example of how

Saul notices that the visitor in his office building is carrying tools and looking at a coworker's computer, so he classifies the visitor as a member of the company's IT department. Saul has used a(n) ________ construct to label the visitor.

Your coworker John starts crying during a meeting. You assume this is because a family member was involved in an accident. In this case, you have formed an attribution that is

People in collectivistic cultures tend to engage in direct, overt forms of conflict communication.

Fundamental attribution errors occur when we attribute other people's behavior to

Xavier does poorly writing a weekly report and tells his friend that it was because the noisy fire sirens outside distracted him. The next week, when his boss praises his weekly report, Xavier tells his friend that he has a natural ability with words. This is an example of

We each have a single, unified self-concept.

List the three types of face needs and discuss which need is strongest in your life. Give an example of how a specific face need influenced your behavior in a certain situation.

A coworker fails to complete a report that is central to your upcoming presentation. A fundamental attribution error you could make when trying to understand this behavior is to assume that your coworker didn't complete the report because

Altering selfies before posting them onto social media is one example of how people try to control their image.

Autonomy face refers to our need to be respected and have our abilities and intelligence acknowledged by others.

Stereotypes are always inaccurate.

Reina tells her parents that she needs to choose her own career path, rather than having her parents choose her career for her. This is an example of

Personal experience with a person is one of the factors we use to understand what their behavior is communicating.

Psychological constructs emphasize people's