Exam 4: Perceptions and Attributions

Jane pretends she does not know how to prepare a presentation in order to get her teammate to do the work.This is an example of the __________ impression management tactic.

Joe has a tendency to assume that events occur due to items outside of the individual's control.This is ______ attribution.

Attributions made regarding why events took place have important implications for dealing with the problem.

Carlos is being pressed to complete an assignment on time and in order to accomplish that goal is overlooking certain details and ignoring requests from other managers.This is an example of __________ factors impacting perceptual accuracy.

Employees who _______________ capture a manager's attention more quickly.

How are the terms stereotyping,prejudice and scapegoating related?

The _______ effect is a form of self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Golem effect starts with an expectation of negative performance.

When managers employ a profile schema of the characteristics of good,poor,and outstanding employees they are using a(n)_________ schema to compare present employees and job candidates.

Different individuals will perceive the same thing in different ways because each gives his or her own meaning to stimuli.

Jones and Pitman suggested that individuals engage in five impression management tactics.List these tactics.

What are schemas? Identify four common schemas used by managers.

When managers are overly focused on one issue or are busy multitasking,they'll tend to perceive less information and rely more on stereotypes.This may be an example of ______ decreasing the manager's effectiveness.

When one is using the IM tactic of ingratiation,they seek to be viewed positively by flattering others or offering to do favors for them.

The law of _______________ states that all other things being equal,stimuli that are near each other tend to be grouped together.

Employees may attempt to create a bad impression as an expression of power.

How can managers use "schemas" to reduce perceptual inaccuracies?

The law of __________ reflects the tendency to group sensations into figures and backgrounds.

Stereotypes are frequently based on little or inaccurate information.

If interviewers rate candidates who are similar in appearance,background,and interests higher than candidates who are dissimilar,they are making a "self-promotion" perception error.