Begins with the Self Questions with
complete verified solutions (graded A+)
The way we assign meaning to messages and events is uniquely our
own, and it occurs in three stages: - answer selection, organization, and
interpretation
Four principles help us understand how selection works are - answer
the principal of selective exposure states, the principle of selective
attention illustrates, selective perception, & we engage in selective
recall of information
selective exposure states that we... - answer will attend to information
that reinforces existing beliefs and disregard information that is at odds
with our current position.
selective attention illustrates how... - answer once we are engaged in a
particular interaction, we focus on certain information and ignore other
information.
selective perception - answer our inclination to see, hear, and believe
what we want to see, hear, and believe.
, selective recall of information - answer that is, we remember things
that we agree with rather than things that are contrary to our beliefs.
Denise and her friends are at a baseball game, seated next to fans of
the opposing team. Each time it's the opposing team's turn to bat, the
other fans taunt them about how much better their lineup is than
Denise's team. After a couple of innings, Denise and her friends leave
their seats to go buy snacks or walk around in other parts of the
stadium. Which of the following principles most closely relates to their
actions? - answer Selective exposure (By choosing to leave their seats
when the other fans taunt them, Denise and her friends are choosing
not to expose themselves to something that may conflict with their
positions as fans.)
Jesse and his roommate get into a discussion about their differing
political beliefs. If Jesse is both inclined while talking to believe that
everything he tells his roommate is right and also, afterward, is inclined
to only recall his own points when his roommate agreed with him, Jesse
is experiencing which principles of selection? - answer Selective
perception and selective recall
Organization refers to - answer a communicator's efforts to group
information into meaningful units to make further sense out of the
information.