Perceiving Ourselves and Others - Chapter 3

Question 1

Attribution Process

Answer 1

The perceptual process of deciding whether an observable behaviour or event is caused largely by internal or external factors.

Question 2

Categorical Thinking

Answer 2

Organizing ppl and objects into preconceived categories that are stored in our long-term memory.

Question 3

Fundamental Attribution Error

Answer 3

The tendency to see the person rather than the situation as the main cause of that person’s behaviour.

Question 4

Global Mindset

Answer 4

An individual’s ability to perceive, appreciate, and empathize with ppl from other cultures and to process complex cross-cultural info.

Question 5

Self-Concept

Answer 5

An individual’s self-beliefs and self-evaluations.

Question 6

Self-Enhancments

Answer 6

A person’s inherent motivation to have a positive self-concept (being attractive, liked by others).

Question 7

Self-Serving Bias

Answer 7

The tendency to attribute our favourable outcomes to internal factors and our failures to external factors.

Question 8

Stereotyping

Answer 8

The process of assigning traits to ppl on the basis of the their membership in a social category.