CMN 10Y EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
attribution
An explanation of why things happen and why people act as they do; not necessarily
correct interpretations of others and their motives.
cognitive complexity
The number of mental constructs an individual uses, how abstract they are, and how
elaborately they interact to create perceptions.
cognitive schemata
Mental structures people use to organize and interpret experience. Four schemata have
been identified: prototypes, personal constructs, stereotypes, and scripts.
constructivism
A theory that holds that we organize and interpret experience by applying cognitive
structures called schemata.
culture
The beliefs, values, understandings, practices, and ways of interpreting experience that
are shared by a group of people.
empathy
The ability to feel with another person, to feel what he or she feels in a situation.
expectancy violation theory
A theory claiming that when our expectations are violated, we become more cognitively
alert as we struggle to understand and cope with unexpected behaviors.
, individualism
A predominant Western value that regards each person as unique, important, and to be
recognized for her or his individual qualities and behavior.
inference
An interpretation that goes beyond the facts known but is believed to logically follow
from them.
interpretation
The subjective process of creating explanations for what we observe and experience
judgment
A belief or opinion based on observations, feelings, assumptions, or other nonfactual
phenomena.
mind reading
The assumption that we understand what another person thinks or how another person
perceives something.
monitoring
The observation and regulation of one's own communication.
perception
An active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting people, objects, events,
situations, and activities.
personal construct
A bipolar mental yardstick that allows us to measure people and situations along
specific dimensions of judgment, such as "honest- dishonest."
person-centeredness
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
attribution
An explanation of why things happen and why people act as they do; not necessarily
correct interpretations of others and their motives.
cognitive complexity
The number of mental constructs an individual uses, how abstract they are, and how
elaborately they interact to create perceptions.
cognitive schemata
Mental structures people use to organize and interpret experience. Four schemata have
been identified: prototypes, personal constructs, stereotypes, and scripts.
constructivism
A theory that holds that we organize and interpret experience by applying cognitive
structures called schemata.
culture
The beliefs, values, understandings, practices, and ways of interpreting experience that
are shared by a group of people.
empathy
The ability to feel with another person, to feel what he or she feels in a situation.
expectancy violation theory
A theory claiming that when our expectations are violated, we become more cognitively
alert as we struggle to understand and cope with unexpected behaviors.
, individualism
A predominant Western value that regards each person as unique, important, and to be
recognized for her or his individual qualities and behavior.
inference
An interpretation that goes beyond the facts known but is believed to logically follow
from them.
interpretation
The subjective process of creating explanations for what we observe and experience
judgment
A belief or opinion based on observations, feelings, assumptions, or other nonfactual
phenomena.
mind reading
The assumption that we understand what another person thinks or how another person
perceives something.
monitoring
The observation and regulation of one's own communication.
perception
An active process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting people, objects, events,
situations, and activities.
personal construct
A bipolar mental yardstick that allows us to measure people and situations along
specific dimensions of judgment, such as "honest- dishonest."
person-centeredness
