Chapter 2

Question 1

Perception

Answer 1

cognitive process that interprets experiences and forms understandings

Question 2

Communication Processing

Answer 2

the way we gather, organize, and evaluate information we receive

Question 3

Schemas

Answer 3

mental structures that put together related information to create meaning

Question 4

Mindfulness

Answer 4

focus on the task at hand

Question 5

Mindlessness

Answer 5

passively process information

Question 6

Selective Perception

Answer 6

allowing bias to influence thoughts

Question 7

Undue Influence

Answer 7

giving certain sources too much say (ex. men in sports commentator roles v. women)

Question 8

Attributions

Answer 8

personal characteristics used to explain behavior

Question 9

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 9

we overemphasize internal and underestimate external causes of behaviors we observe in others

Question 10

Self-Serving Bias

Answer 10

attribute our own success to internal factors and attribute our failures to external effects

Question 11

Interaction Appearance Theory

Answer 11

explains how people change their attributions of someone, esp. physical attractiveness, the more they interact

Question 12

Cultural Myopia

Answer 12

belief that one’s own culture is appropriate and relevant in all situations and to all people

Question 13

Stereotyping

Answer 13

using an impression so fixed or set that you apply your perceptions of an entire group to each individual from that group

Question 14

Pejudice

Answer 14

deep-seated feeling of unkindness and ill will toward particular groups usually based on negative stereotypes and feelings of superiority over those groups

Question 15

Self-Concept

Answer 15

awareness and understanding of who you are

Question 16

Social Comparison Theory

Answer 16

influences how we think about ourselves and what we’re willing to do to close the unavoidable gap created by such comparison

Question 17

Self-Esteem

Answer 17

refers to how you feel about yourself

Question 18

Self-Efficacy

Answer 18

ability to predict success from self-concept and self-esteem

Question 19

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Answer 19

prediction that causes you to change your behavior in a way that makes the prediction more likely to occur

Question 20

Self-Actualization

Answer 20

the most positive evaluation you can make about your competence level

Question 21

Self-Adequacy

Answer 21

communication competence is sufficient or acceptable

Question 22

Self-Deningration

Answer 22

criticizing or attacking yourself

Question 23

Self-Presentation

Answer 23

intentional communication designed to show elements of self for strategic purposes

Question 24

Self-Monitoring

Answer 24

ability to watch environment and others in it for cues about how to present yourself in certain situations

Question 25

Self-Disclosure

Answer 25

revealing information about yourself to others