Bus Comm - Sheet2

Question 1

Define selective attention

Answer 1

ability to process certain amount of the stimuli available to us while filtering out others

Question 2

List types of filters

Answer 2

perceptual filters and psychological sets

Question 3

Define perceptual filters

Answer 3

physiological limitations that are built into human beings and cannot be reversed

Question 4

Define psychological sets

Answer 4

our expectancies or predispositions to respond

Question 5

Describe perception process

Answer 5

perceive, organize, interpret

Question 6

Define self-concept

Answer 6

your relatively stable impressions of yourself

Question 7

Define sex

Answer 7

biological and physiological characteristics what makes you male or female

Question 8

Define gender

Answer 8

is partly shaped by culture and includes biological sex, physiological characteristics, attitudes about sexes and sexual orientation

Question 9

Define self-esteem

Answer 9

your feelings of self-worth

Question 10

Frog pond effect

Answer 10

success in a relatively unsuccessful group is preferred

Question 11

Define self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 11

confirm their own expectations

Question 12

Define private (implicit) theory of personality

Answer 12

how we select ad organize information about other people on the basis of what behaviors we think go together

Question 13

Define certain traits and halo effect

Answer 13

some traits are more influential than others in forming impressions, halo effect the tendency to extend a favorable or unfavorable impression of one trait to other traits

Question 14

Define primacy effect

Answer 14

first information we receive about a person is the most decisive in forming our impression

Question 15

Define charisma

Answer 15

personal magnetism that enables an individual to attract and influence people

Question 16

Define stereotype

Answer 16

generalization about a class of people, objects or events that is widely held by a given culture

Question 17

List marriage relationship types

Answer 17

traditional (masculine feminine), reluctant wife (feminine), reluctant husband (masculine), androgynous

Question 18

List Variables involved in accurate perception

Answer 18

1. Some people are easier to judge than others (maybe they are more open) 2. Certain traits are easier to judge than others (who are shy and who consider themselves shy) 3. People judge those who resemble themselves better

Question 19

Variables for accuracy of perception

Answer 19

Context, interpersonal sensitivity, perceiver self-confidence, other (intelligence

Question 20

List how communication and perception can be improved

Answer 20

awareness that your own perception may be inaccurate, empathy

Question 21

Define empathy

Answer 21

experiencing the other’s perception, seeing and feeling things as the other does