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Selective attention is the process


A) of focusing on specific stimuli.
B) of putting ourselves in situations that reinforce our attitudes, beliefs, values, or behaviours.
C) that occurs when we remember things we want to remember and forget or repress things that are uncomfortable, unpleasant, or unimportant to us.
D) of observing a small sample of someone's behaviour and then making a generalization about what the person is like based on that sample.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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The interpersonal perception process involves


A) creating halos and horns.
B) interpreting information gained passively and actively.
C) balancing the primacy and recency effects.
D) selecting, organizing, and interpreting information.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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When we place a familiar framework on information that may, at first look formless, we are


A) thin-slicing.
B) superimposing.
C) practicing selective exposure.
D) practicing selective recall.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Because you like Jo, you just assume that she is intelligent, warm, friendly, and gets good grades.You are demonstrating


A) the recency effect.
B) the horn effect.
C) the primacy effect.
D) the halo effect.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The ability to thin-slice with accuracy can be developed through


A) learning how to be more perceptive and other-oriented.
B) improving one's ability to decentre.
C) improving empathy.
D) practicing sympathy and empathy.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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If you are willing to seek out and consider others' perceptions of you, communicate about your perceptions with others, or grow as you expand your experiences, you are on the road to


A) experiencing perception that occurs because your senses are in operation.
B) improving your perceptual skills.
C) forming a general collection of perceptions about another person.
D) developing a sophisticated set of personal constructs.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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You recall the joke that the speaker told at the beginning of her speech, but you remember little else.This is an example of


A) the primacy effect.
B) the halo effect.
C) the recency effect.
D) the horn effect.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Fear of embarrassment, lack of trust in another's willingness to be honest, and our own reluctance to admit we are uncertain are all reasons we might refrain from


A) direct perception checking.
B) indirect perception checking.
C) decentring.
D) reflective thinking.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which statement is NOT an accurate description of Standpoint theory:


A) a framework that explains how we interpret the behaviour of others.
B) people with differing cultural backgrounds have different perceptions of others behaviours.
C) teaches us how to completely understand another person's actions.
D) where we stand makes a difference in what you see.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Discuss the three methods by which we organize the information we take in and support your answer with examples from your own life.

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________ is the process by which we decide what people are like and give meaning to their actions.


A) Empathy
B) Perception
C) Interaction
D) Interpersonal perception.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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You believe that if a person acted a certain way one day he or she will continue to act that way in the future, even though everyone's behaviour varies from day to day.You are exhibiting which of the barriers to accurate perception?


A) overgeneralizing
B) imposing consistency
C) oversimplifying
D) stereotyping

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The implicit personality theory


A) allows us to attribute specific qualities to each person we know.
B) provides us with reasons to explain others' behaviours.
C) allows us to make sense of people we do not know well.
D) assists us in determining the intentionality of others' behaviours.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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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?


A) selecting or simplifying stimuli
B) organizing or imposing structure
C) interpreting or attributing meaning
D) responding or expressing understanding

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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When we over-attribute the qualities of another person that are obvious and superficial, we are experiencing which of the barriers to accurate perception?


A) ignoring information
B) causation
C) irrelevancy
D) seeing good or bad

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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You have two instructors for math.One you like, instructor A, and one you don't, instructor B. During exam week, both gave quizzes, but while you appreciated instructor A giving you a quiz because it helped you to see what you still needed to work on, you did not appreciate instructor B giving you a quiz because you feel that it was unfair to give even more work at such a stressful time.Explain using the halo and horn effect.

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After stimuli are selected, the next stage of the perception process is to


A) organize.
B) interpret.
C) simplify.
D) select.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Active perception occurs because


A) our sense are operating.
B) we want to confirm our like or dislike for another person.
C) it is important to confirm our won self-concept.
D) we are motivated to select particular information.

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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Your roommate spends several minutes detailing the reasons s/he did not meet you for lunch according to the plans you had made.You start tuning out her lengthy explanations.Which of the barriers to accurate perception is influencing you?


A) oversimplifying
B) imposing consistency
C) overgeneralizing
D) negative focus

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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You don't remember much of the lecture except for the instructor's last words: "All of today's material will be covered on the exam." This exemplifies


A) the primacy effect.
B) the halo effect.
C) the recency effect.
D) the horn effect.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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