We construct blank based on our perceptions and we construct knowledge based on our blank

1. A set of relatively stable perceptions that each of us holds about ourselves is called:
1. Self-esteem
2. Self-image
3. Self-disclosure
4. Self-concept

Answer: D
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2. ________ refers to how we develop an image of ourselves from the way we think others view us
1. Reflected appraisal
2. Self-esteem
3. Social comparison
4. Significant others

Answer: A
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3. A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when:
1. You think someone else has low (or high) expectations of you.
2. You lack the knowledge or skill to complete a task.
3. Someone else asks you to complete a task you are good at, but don’t want to do.
4. Your expectation of an outcome, and subsequent behavior, makes the outcome more likely to occur than would otherwise have been true.

Answer: D
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4. Which of the following is a physiological influence on our perception:
1. Hair color
2. Age
3. Shoe size
4. Religious affiliation

Answer: B
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5. We organize our perceptions of other people using perceptual schema, cognitive frameworks that allow us to give order to the information we have selected. One specific perceptual schema, interaction constructs, refers to:
1. Internal states of mind and dispositions
2. Social position: student, attorney, wife, etc.
3. Social behavior: friendly, helpful, aloof, etc.
4. People’s appearance

Answer: C
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6. Personal stories that we and others create to make sense of our personal world are called:
1. Narratives
2. Self-concept
3. Attributions
4. Stereotypes

Answer: A
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7. Some of the biggest problems that interfere with understanding and agreement arise from errors in the process of attaching meaning to behavior. This process is known as:
1. Self-serving bias
2. Attribution
3. Empathy
4. Stereotyping

Answer: B
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8. Sociologist Erving Goffman coined the term _______to describe the verbal and nonverbal ways we act to maintain our own presenting image and the image of others.
1. Face
2. Identity management
3. Facework
4. Sympathy

Answer: C
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9. Which of the following is an advantage of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in impression management?
1. There is no way to present false or dishonest information using CMC.
2. Everyone who uses CMC is a high self-monitor.
3. People who use CMC only have one identity to manage.
4. CMC allows the sender to say difficult things without forcing the receiver to respond immediately.

Answer: D
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10. There are two reasons why we manage our identities: to follow social norms and ________.
1. To accomplish personal goals.
2. To make someone else happy.
3. To try out a different identity.
4. To break social norms.

Answer: A
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A-head: Communication and Identity Management

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Chapter 4:Perceiving and BelievingThinking Critically, 11eJohn Chaffee

LEARNING OBJECTIVESBy going through this chapter, you should be able to:•Explain what perceiving is and factors thatinfluence our perceptions•Explain what beliefs are•Describe the relationship between believing andperceiving•Identify three types of beliefs•Evaluate factual beliefs•Analyse inferences•Analyse judgments

PERCEIVINGyour senses don’t simply record what is happeningaround youyou are not just a passive receiver of informationyou are more than a storage of sense experienceyou are anactive participantalways trying tounderstand thesensationsyou are encounteringas youperceiveyour world, your experience is theresult of combining thesensationsyou are havingwith the way you understand them

when you perceive the world, you don’t just record whatyour senses experienceyou experience sensations +actively making senseof thesesensationsThe black spots suddenly became the figure of an animal–why?◦you were able to actively organise them into a patternyou recognisedWhen youactively perceive the sensationsyou areexperiencing, you are engaged in three distinct activities:Selectingcertain sensations to pay attention toOrganizingthese sensations into a design or patternInterpretingwhat this design or pattern means to you

when you perceive, thesethree operationsareusually performed quickly, automatically, and oftensimultaneouslyyou are normally unaware because they are sorapid and automaticthis chapter helps you slow down this process ofperceiving so that you can understand how theprocess works

How do you perceive this image?

Actively Selecting, Organising, andInterpreting Sensations“Perceiving” refers to theselection,organisation, andinterpretationof sensationsWe use these three operations when we:oUnderstand that people’sperceptions differoImagine that weview the world through “lenses”thatshape and influence ourperceptions, beliefs, andknowledgeoExplore thefactorsthatshapeour perceptions

PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS DIFFERYou normally assume that what you are perceiving is whatis actually taking placeWhat happens when others perceive the same eventdifferently?◦you are forced to examine the manner in which you areselecting, organising, and interpretingthe events in yourworldthe perception depends on how the person is actively usinghis or her mind to organise and interpret what is takingplacethe more puzzling the situation, object, or image, the moreways it can be perceived differently

VIEWING THE WORLD THROUGH “LENSES”Why do people have different perceptions evenwhen exposed to the same stimuli?

What is the thinking process of constructing beliefs known as?

What are the 3 distinct activities we engage in when we are actively perceiving?

What is the correct definition of perception quizlet?

Is perception and beliefs the same?