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Q: Which of the following is NOT considered to be an influence upon self? A) face B) culture C) family D) gender E) religion

Q: Analyzing the positive and negative things you learn about someone to calculate an overall impression, then updating this impression as you learn new information. _______

Q: Those who possess a strong sense of gendered self-identity (male/female) that doesn't correspond to the biological sex they were born with. _______

Q: The tendency to negatively interpret the behavior of people for whom you've formed negative Gestalts. _______

Q: Your learned evaluative appraisals about yourself and others (whether positive or negative) are called A) attitudes. B) values. C) beliefs. D) personal constructs. E) self-verifications.

Q: What is a mental construct that expresses enduring principles of what is good or bad and right or wrong? A) attitude B) value C) belief D) self-esteem E) self-reflection

Q: If your friend says, I think it is wrong to wear fur or leather he is expressing a(n) A) attitude. B) belief. C) value. D) personal construct. E) self-discrepancy.

Q: Our beliefs about whether empathy is something that can be developed and controlled. _______

Q: A method of forming impressions by categorizing people into social groups and evaluating them based on information you have of that group. _______

Q: A primary method for testing your impressions in order to avoid errors in judgment. _______

Q: A method of communicating more competently that involves perspective-taking and empathic concern. _______

Q: A general impression of someone that is positive or negative. _______

Q: A tendency to take credit for a success by making an internal attribution. _______

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Q: Mental images of who people are and how you feel about them. _______

Q: The tendency to assign external causes for your own individual behavior. _______

Q: Your public self. _______

Q: A public self designed to hide your private self. _______

Q: Feelings of shame, humiliation, and sadness. _______

Q: The process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting information from your senses. _______

Q: The tendency to dismiss the significance of negative behavior based on your positive Gestalt. _______

Q: The phase of the perception process where you tailor information and stimuli into coherent, meaningful patterns. _______

Q: The process of assigning meaning to information you have selected. _______

Q: Explanations of behavior based on internal and external factors. _______

Q: The human tendency to think others' behavior is caused by internal rather than external or environmental causes. _______

Q: The idea that you are more likely to choose friends who provide support for your self-concept. _______

Q: The overall evaluation of your self. _______

Q: How you assess and compare your ideal self and ought self. _______

Q: The composite of social, psychological, and cultural characteristics that characterize people as being male or female. _______

Q: A culture that values personal objectives over group or societal goals. ______

Q: A culture that values the group or society over individual goals. _______

Q: The tendency to act in ways that ensure interactions occur as you believed and predicted they would. ______

Q: A type of self-awareness that focuses on evaluating and improving your communication. _______

Q: The beliefs, attitudes, and values you have about yourself. ______

Q: Identify three ways in which we form impressions.

Q: The process of observing and assigning meaning to others' behaviors by comparing them against your own. _______

Q: How can you use empathy to more effectively communicate with others? What are its components?

Q: The composite of your self-awareness, self-concept, and self-esteem. _______

Q: A component of self that refers to your ability to perceive yourself as a unique person and to reflect upon your own thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. ______

Q: Explain the two types of attributions and why they are often inaccurate.

Q: Which types of information are weighted more heavily when forming an algebraic impression?

Q: Discuss how you can increase your self-esteem and simultaneously decrease low self-esteem.

Q: Compare and contrast an individualistic and collectivistic culture and how each can influence your self-concept. Provide an example culture of each.

Q: Explain, define, and provide an example of the parts of self-concept.

Q: What is the difference between face, mask, and losing face?

Q: Describe the perception process.

Q: When a physician attends to a patient suffering from heartache in a calm, reassuring manner in an effort to keep the patient relaxed, the physician is demonstrating:

Q: What are the three steps of perception?

Q: Explain what a self-fulfilling prophecy is and how might it impact one's self-concept.

Q: Briefly describe the fundamental attribution error.

Q: Identify the two primary components of empathy.

Q: How can perception-checking help improve your perception?

Q: If you ignore the positive or good in someone who you do not like, you are demonstrating the horn effect. A) True B) False

Q: What are the three primary components of the self-concept?

Q: Describe an individualistic culture.

Q: The Gestalts you form of other people may be positive or negative. A) True B) False

Q: A halo effect can occur when you attribute positive characteristics to someone without actually observing those qualities. A) True B) False

Q: Stereotyping results in only negative generalizations about other social groups. A) True B) False

Q: When you pay attention to specific stimuli or information in your environment while simultaneously ignoring other stimuli, you are engaging in the selection step of perception. A) True B) False

Q: You make algebraic impressions as a result of forming quick first impressions of the people you meet. A) True B) False

Q: The fundamental attribution error results from attributing others' behaviors to external rather than internal causes. A) True B) False

Q: High self-monitors prefer situations in which clear expectations exist regarding how they're supposed to communicate. A) True B) False

Q: Competent communication suggests that one is able to apply his or her knowledge to repeatable goal-directed behaviors. A) True B) False

Q: The three stages of the perception process are salience, organization, and interpretation. A) True B) False

Q: By wearing different masks at different times, you are better able to keep your self private. A) True B) False

Q: The communication discipline can be an appropriate major for those pursuing careers in public relations, sales, or political consulting. A) True B) False

Q: One guideline to remember when considering the ethics element of communication competence is to avoid intentionally hurting others with your communication. A) True B) False

Q: The effectiveness component focuses on achieving self-presentation, instrumental, and relationship goals. A) True B) False

Q: Rhetoric involves the use of theory and practice of persuasion. A) True B) False

Q: Communication competence consists of appropriateness, effectiveness, and ethical ways of communicating. A) True B) False

Q: If you consider how to communicate, asking what you should or should not say is considering the effectiveness component of communication competence. A) True B) False

Q: Communication scholars have only recently begun to explore the challenges and promise of human communication. A) True B) False

Q: While the four types of communication differ in their purpose and nature, they are all connected to one another in history and practice. A) True B) False

Q: If you are chairing a meeting and remind members to stay focused on finishing your agenda, you are meeting relationship goals. A) True B) False

Q: Interpersonal communication can help you meet self-presentation, instrumental, and relationship goals. A) True B) False

Q: The transactional model of communication is the most sophisticated, suggesting that communication is fundamentally multidirectional as senders and receivers collaboratively create meaning. A) True B) False

Q: Texting, Skyping, or Tweeting are all examples of mediated communication. A) True B) False

Q: The authors suggest A) communication must only be ethical. B) communication must only be appropriate. C) communication choices and skills connect us to others. D) you can't control other people's choices or your responses. E) communication must only be effective.

Q: A ballgame, work, or classroom are all examples of context. A) True B) False

Q: Auditory, visual, and tactile are all examples of context. A) True B) False