CPS 3300 Interpersonal Topic 4 Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
One's perceptions of a given event are influenced by one's experiences, values, identity, needs
and wants - CORRECT ANSWER True
Problems arise with first impressions when the labels we attach are inaccurate and we hang
onto them - CORRECT ANSWER True
The process of perception is ongoing and requires that selection, organization, and
interpretation occur in a specific sequence - CORRECT ANSWER False
As a result of empathy, the gap between you and the other person is likely to grow -
CORRECT ANSWER False
The _ stage of interpersonal perception involves the interpretation of information . -
CORRECT ANSWER third
Communication therorists use the term _ to describe how we classify interactions in terms of
cause and effect. - CORRECT ANSWER Punctuation
The way a communication sequence is punctuated affects its perceived meaning. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Perceptual schemata are tendencies to misinterpret data. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Your emotions can affect how you perceive an event. - CORRECT ANSWER True
,When people are aware of both the positive and negative characteristics of another, they tend
to be more influenced by the undesirable traits. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Perceptual schemata are affective frameworks that allow us to organize raw data. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Jill and Jack argued about where to spend the holidays. Jack argued because Jill was
unwilling to make concessions whereas Jill argued because Jack wasn't respecting her
feelings. This is an example of punctuation. - CORRECT ANSWER True
One form of organization used to identify causes and effects in interactions is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Punctuation
___ refers to the process by which we filter sensory stimuli. - CORRECT
ANSWER Selective perception
Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual rule? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cause and effect rule
People commonly imagine that others possess the same attitudes and motives they do. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
____ is the process of decoding and evaluating sensory data and perceptions. - CORRECT
ANSWER Interpretation
The ____stage of interpersonal perception involves the retrieval and use of the information. -
CORRECT ANSWER Fourth
We notice a dripping faucet because of which factor of attention? - CORRECT
ANSWER Repetition
,Tendencies that distort perceptions include favoring negative impressions and blaming
innocent victims. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Selection is an objective process. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Tendencies that distort perceptions include being influenced by the obvious. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Attribution is the term used to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Tendencies that distort perceptions include clinging to first impressions and assuming others
are like us. - CORRECT ANSWER True
____ is the process by which we decide what other people are like and by which we give
meaning to their actions. - CORRECT ANSWER Interpersonal perception
Our emotional state has little relevance to how we view people and events. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
Empathy is the ability to recreate another person's perspective, to experience the world from
her or his point. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which step of perception is based on the fact that we notice some messages and ignore
others? - CORRECT ANSWER Selection
Which step of perception is involved when you wonder if the person who smiles at you
across the room is interested in romance or just being polite? - CORRECT
ANSWER Interpretation
Sample error refers to an error in: - CORRECT ANSWER measurement
, Gender roles arise more from environmental influences than from physiological factors. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to sorting parameters we use to group
people and data. - CORRECT ANSWER Perceptual rules
The type for organizing constructs we use strongly affects how we relate with others. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Physiological influences on perception include age health. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
___ refers to a way of organizing a vast array of information about people's personalities. -
CORRECT ANSWER Implicit Personality Theory
We take wonderful people for granted because of which factor of attention? - CORRECT
ANSWER Contrast or change
___theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for our own behavior
and the behavior of others. - CORRECT ANSWER ?
Implicit personality
A hungry person sees restaurants everywhere because of which factor of attention? -
CORRECT ANSWER Motives
Motives help determine how we perceive people. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to the effect of attending to the first pieces
of information that we observe. - CORRECT ANSWER Primacy effect
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
One's perceptions of a given event are influenced by one's experiences, values, identity, needs
and wants - CORRECT ANSWER True
Problems arise with first impressions when the labels we attach are inaccurate and we hang
onto them - CORRECT ANSWER True
The process of perception is ongoing and requires that selection, organization, and
interpretation occur in a specific sequence - CORRECT ANSWER False
As a result of empathy, the gap between you and the other person is likely to grow -
CORRECT ANSWER False
The _ stage of interpersonal perception involves the interpretation of information . -
CORRECT ANSWER third
Communication therorists use the term _ to describe how we classify interactions in terms of
cause and effect. - CORRECT ANSWER Punctuation
The way a communication sequence is punctuated affects its perceived meaning. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Perceptual schemata are tendencies to misinterpret data. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Your emotions can affect how you perceive an event. - CORRECT ANSWER True
,When people are aware of both the positive and negative characteristics of another, they tend
to be more influenced by the undesirable traits. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Perceptual schemata are affective frameworks that allow us to organize raw data. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Jill and Jack argued about where to spend the holidays. Jack argued because Jill was
unwilling to make concessions whereas Jill argued because Jack wasn't respecting her
feelings. This is an example of punctuation. - CORRECT ANSWER True
One form of organization used to identify causes and effects in interactions is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Punctuation
___ refers to the process by which we filter sensory stimuli. - CORRECT
ANSWER Selective perception
Which of the following is not an example of a perceptual rule? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cause and effect rule
People commonly imagine that others possess the same attitudes and motives they do. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
____ is the process of decoding and evaluating sensory data and perceptions. - CORRECT
ANSWER Interpretation
The ____stage of interpersonal perception involves the retrieval and use of the information. -
CORRECT ANSWER Fourth
We notice a dripping faucet because of which factor of attention? - CORRECT
ANSWER Repetition
,Tendencies that distort perceptions include favoring negative impressions and blaming
innocent victims. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Selection is an objective process. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Tendencies that distort perceptions include being influenced by the obvious. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Attribution is the term used to describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Tendencies that distort perceptions include clinging to first impressions and assuming others
are like us. - CORRECT ANSWER True
____ is the process by which we decide what other people are like and by which we give
meaning to their actions. - CORRECT ANSWER Interpersonal perception
Our emotional state has little relevance to how we view people and events. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
Empathy is the ability to recreate another person's perspective, to experience the world from
her or his point. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which step of perception is based on the fact that we notice some messages and ignore
others? - CORRECT ANSWER Selection
Which step of perception is involved when you wonder if the person who smiles at you
across the room is interested in romance or just being polite? - CORRECT
ANSWER Interpretation
Sample error refers to an error in: - CORRECT ANSWER measurement
, Gender roles arise more from environmental influences than from physiological factors. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to sorting parameters we use to group
people and data. - CORRECT ANSWER Perceptual rules
The type for organizing constructs we use strongly affects how we relate with others. -
CORRECT ANSWER True
Physiological influences on perception include age health. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
___ refers to a way of organizing a vast array of information about people's personalities. -
CORRECT ANSWER Implicit Personality Theory
We take wonderful people for granted because of which factor of attention? - CORRECT
ANSWER Contrast or change
___theory refers to the process we use to develop credible explanations for our own behavior
and the behavior of others. - CORRECT ANSWER ?
Implicit personality
A hungry person sees restaurants everywhere because of which factor of attention? -
CORRECT ANSWER Motives
Motives help determine how we perceive people. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Communication theorists use the term ___ to refer to the effect of attending to the first pieces
of information that we observe. - CORRECT ANSWER Primacy effect
