Exam 3: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication

When we perceive elements of our environment simply because our senses are operating, we are engaged in ________ perception.

Mary goes to the gym to exercise after work because she says her husband, John, comes home late every night.John stays at work late because he says Mary works out every night anyway.Which principle of organizing and imposing structure is involved?

When we stereotype others, we do so to fulfill our needs for power, authority, and structure.

When we categorize individuals and attribute a set of qualities to them because of their membership in that category, what perceptual process are we using?

After watching a few minutes of a new sit-com, Will determined that the comedians on the show were not particularly funny and they made the show turn out to be a waste of his time.In order to determine whether the actors were funny or not, Will used

A recency effect occurs when we pay attention to the first pieces of information we receive about a person or situation.

Rob met Frank in an online chat group for race car enthusiasts.Based on briefly looking over Frank's online profile, Rob decided that Frank is a typical show off, know-it-all race car owner.This tendency to stereotype someone based on the few cues online interactions provide is known as

What is the proper ordering of the stages by which we come to make sense of the various stimuli around us?

You shake hands with someone and notice that the hands are hard and callused.You might infer that this person worked with his hands.And since he is wearing coveralls, you assume he is a farmer.Which stage of the perceptual process would be reflected in this example?

Paula and Gary are divorcing after eight years of marriage.Paula cites Gary's infidelity as the primary cause of the divorce, but Gary says his affair was simply a symptom of a marriage that had been empty for years, ever since Paula's career became more demanding and her time at home scarce.Use causal attribution theory to explain their differing attributions for the demise of their marriage.

The theory that helps explain why Nabil's view and account of Shawna's behavior differs dramatically from Benjamin's view and account of that same behavior is known as ________ theory.

When Lori got an A on her music history paper, she concluded that she was indeed smart.The next week, however, when she failed her biology test, she blamed the professor's "confusing" questions for her poor result.Lori is using what barrier to accurate perception?

The two ways to check the accuracy of your perceptions are objectively and subjectively.

Imposing consistency is an effective tactic for improving your perception skills.

You see your friend Hernando sitting quietly, leaning forward with his head in his hands.As you approach him, you say, "Hernando, you look like you are really tired." Your statement is an example of a direct perception check.

Define perception and interpersonal perception, and give an example between active perception and passive perception.

Fritz Heider says all people are "naive psychologists" because we try to explain the motives behind another's actions.

Morgan creates categories by applying a familiar structure to information she has selected so she can interpret that information.Morgan is

Alyce knows that her classmate, Ginny, has unusually stringy hair.While this may be due to a genetic issue, Alyce assumes that Ginny doesn't wash her hair and skin regularly, and is an overall unclean person.She further assumes that Ginny isn't very smart.Alyce is engaging in the horn effect.

Meghan is engaged in perception, but is not consciously trying to do so.She is engaged in passive perception.