Chapter 2

Question 1

selection

Answer 1

process of choosing which stimuli to pay attention to

Question 2

Schema

Answer 2

mental frameworks for organizing information

Question 3

Situational attribution

Answer 3

assumption that someones actions are based on the environment they are in

Question 4

interpersonal attribution

Answer 4

assumption someones actions is based on their character

Question 5

fundamental attribution error

Answer 5

tendency to put too much emphasis on the factors behind a persons behavior

Question 6

Physiological traits

Answer 6

physical conditions that impact us throughout our lives

Question 7

Primacy effect

Answer 7

people are prone to emphasizing the first impression over everything else

Question 8

recency effect

Answer 8

prone to using most recent experience as overriding opinion

Question 9

Johari window

Answer 9

model showing the different aspects of our self concept

Question 10

Face work

Answer 10

behaviors to maintain positive perception of ourselves

Question 11

Fellowship face

Answer 11

effort to fulfill the need to be liked

Question 12

competence face

Answer 12

effort to promote our expertise to be respected

Question 13

Autonomy face

Answer 13

perception we can do things on our own

Question 14

face threats

Answer 14

things that threaten to damage our image

Question 15

image management

Answer 15

process of coordinating out self-concept