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COM263:  Lesson 4 quiz

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Which of the following is true relative to the process of perception?
 
It is interpreted based on previous experiences.
 
It refers to generalizations about a culture that belongs to a particular group of people.
 
It reflects the fact that each cultural group has its own symbols, vocabulary, and values.
 
It ensures we are able to socially function and thrive, thus enhancing our ability to meet our instrumental, relational, and identity needs.

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Compared with negative information, positive information about a person tends to elicit more physiological arousal, draw greater attention, and exert greater impact on our judgments and impressions of the person.
 
True
 
False

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The order in which we learn information about a person (such as that they are smart, opinionated, hard-working, and cheerful) is irrelevant in impression formation.
 
True
 
False

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding cognitive accessibility?
 
Differences in accessibility mean that negative information is more heavily weighted than is positive information.
 
Differences in accessibility will lead different people to attend to different aspects of the other person.
 
There is more overlap in the descriptions provided by the same perceiver about different people than there is in those provided by different perceivers about the same target person.
 
The characteristics we notice in another person are often the characteristics we value in ourselves.

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Cultural dimensions that influence how we relate to the world and thus how we communicate include ...
 
Whether a communication message is sent intentionally or unintentionally.
 
How a message was transmitted and whether or not it was received.
 
Whether communication rules are explicitly or implicitly stated.
 
The internal cognitive process that allows participants to send, receive, and understand messages.

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Which of the following statements is true about causal attribution?
 
There are two (2) types of causal attributions: internal and external.
 
Causal attributions are most often inaccurate because we know little about a person's personality when we first meet them.
 
The more unusual or unexpected the behavior of a person, the stronger our attributions regarding their personality.
 
Causal attribution is a key component of developing self-knowledge.

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When we know little about another person who we meet for the first time, as communicators we:
 
Rely on our interpretation of their nonverbal behaviors.
 
We encode their verbal messages, filtering out as much noise as possible.
 
Use phatic communion to help us determine their physical and psychological needs.
 
Present ourselves to the other person in a manner that will enhance their first impression of us.

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The need for cognition impacts communication because it:
 
Determines whether we process information and make attributions impulsively or by applying more careful thought to a given situation.
 
Determines the extent to which we perceive another person as "like us" or "not like us."
 
Helps illustrate how the different parts of the perception process are interrelated and how one can influence the other.
 
Enables us to use the process of causal attribution to guide our perception of ourselves, thus influencing our own behavior in a communication context.

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Learning about other cultures can help us adapt our communication in diverse settings, and make us more comfortable as we enter new situations where others' perceptions are different from our own.
 
True
 
False

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The difference in thought process between entity and incremental theorists is important for us, as communicators, to understand because ...
 
There are both good and evil people in the world and you have to get to know a person before you can determine if they are good or evil.
 
People are basically bad and need to be controlled.
 
The differences in how people make attributions can help us understand our perceptions about ourselves and how we assign attributes to others.
 
Personality traits are generally consistent and stable over time.

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The four (4) factors that impact how we perceive others include:
 
Cognitive accessibility, first impressions, recency effect, and attribution styles.
 
Halo effect, horn effect, perceptual errors, and culture.
 
Culture, personality, likability, and communication style.
 
Cognitive accessibility, information processing, attribution types, and attribution styles.

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The schemata through which we interpret what we perceive are influenced by our national and ethnic backgrounds as well as our beliefs, values, and attitudes.
 
True
 
False

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To make a positive first impression, when you are telling someone about another person and you are trying to get them to like the person, it is best to say the most positive things that you know but leave out the more moderate (even if positive) information.
 
True
 
False

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Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding how we organize information through the perception process?
 
We assume things that are close together go together.
 
If a thing looks or acts different from the rest of a group, we assume it doesn't belong to the group.
 
We believe similar-looking or similar-acting things belong together.
 
Because communication is irreversible, and communication is unrepeatable, we organize information relative to its importance to us as individuals.

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People from collectivistic cultures tend to focus more on the situation from a more holistic perspective than people from individualistic cultures.
 
True
 
False

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We tend to pay more attention to information that ...
 
Meets our needs or interests.
 
Focuses on a "warm" central trait.
 
Is aligned with a situational attribute rather than a personal attribute.
 
Has a symbolic meaning in communication.

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The concept of assumed similarity helps us ...
 
Manage our interpersonal relationships.
 
Increase our willingness to consider new ideas and perspectives.
 
Reduce our level of introversion.
 
Determine whether a nonverbal message is intentional and unintentional.

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The self-serving bias has implications for communication because:
 
When we attribute causality to another person's personality, we tend to have a stronger emotional reaction and thus to assume that this personality characteristic is stable, which may lead us to avoid communication with the person or to react negatively.
 
When our behaviors lead to failure, we tend to attribute our success to external factors, which further discourages us from developing relationships with others.
 
In order to develop a relationship, we use nonverbal communication to assess whether someone is interested in talking to us or not, then use verbal communication to strike up a conversation.
 
The conscious and unconscious learning we undergo, over time, turns into beliefs that we consider to be valid; these values are then then expressed in our daily lives as behaviors and actions.

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Internal attributions connect the cause of behaviors to personal aspects, such as personality, and external attributions connect the cause of behaviors to situational factors.
 
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False

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To become a more effective communicator in an intercultural context, why is it more advisable to adhere to the characteristics of an incremental theorist rather than an entity theorist?
 
An entity theorist considers personal attributes to be unchangeable.
 
An entity theorist believes in opportunities for improvement of personal attributes.
 
An incremental theorist asserts that personal attributes are directly linked to a person's membership in a particular cultural or social group.
 
An entity theorist believes that people respond differently in different situations.

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The horn effect describes a perceptual error that occurs when initial positive impressions lead us to view later interactions as positive. The halo effect describes a perceptual error that occurs when initial negative impressions lead us to view later interactions as negative.
 
True
 
False

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We use implicit personality theories to predict how interactions will unfold and help us manage our interpersonal relationships.
 
True
 
False

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In order to communicate effectively with people of different cultural backgrounds, it is necessary to change our schemas to match that of the other cultural group.
 
True
 
False

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Knowing how our cultural identities and personalities affect our perceptions ...
 
Determines the degree to which we perceive people to be attractive.
 
Helps us become more aware of and competent in regards to the impressions we form of others.
 
Causes us to put more weight on the most recent impression we have of a person's communication over earlier impressions.
 
Means we are likely to judge ourselves more favorably than another person.

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Exposing yourself to, and experiencing cultural differences in, perspectives doesn't mean that you have to change your schema to match that of another cultural group. Instead, it may offer you a chance to better understand why and how your schemata were constructed the way they were.
 
True
 
False

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