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in choosing which information to select, organize, and interpret, an
individual engages in
A. awareness
B. perception
C. cognitive representation
D. mindfulness
Ans: B
In the movie The Matrix, Neo is walking down the street full of people
in drab clothing and is distracted by a single woman dressed differently
in a bright red dress. This distraction is caused by the perception
process of
A. mindfulness
B. organization
C. interpretation
D. selection
Ans: D
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Putting sensory input (sights, smells, sounds) into a recognizable
picture that informs your perception of an event is the process of
A. mindfulness
B. organization
C. interpretation
D. selection
Ans: B
When Terry hears a fire alarm, she knows from the drills that she has
been through for the last 15 years that she should calmly exit the
building using stairs. Terry has a mental model of how to respond
based on
A. selective attention
B. stereotyping
C. cognitive representation
D. prototype
Ans: C
Alice's idealized schema for how a doctor should look is that a doctor
should be an older male, wear a white lab coat and stethoscope, and be
well groomed. Alice is basing her expectations on a(n)
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A. prototype
B. prejudice
C. culture
D. attribution bias
Ans: A
Carl sat down the first day of class and asked the student next to him,
"what is your major?" The student replied, "communication, what is
your major?" This relatively fixed sequence of communication is
referred to as a(n)
A. prototype
B. attribution bias
C. icebreaker
D. interpersonal script
Ans: D
Juan takes individuals with a variety of majors (com, psych, soc, etc.)
and organizes them mentally into one group of social scientists. juan is
engaging in the process of
A. self-serving bias
B. prototyping
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C. categorization
D. fundamental attribution error
Ans: C
Dan thinks that all girls with blond hair are "dumb blonds". Dan is
demonstrating
A. stereotyping
B. self-serving bias
C. mindfulness
D. reflected appraisals
Ans: A
Structures that shape how individuals interpret their perceptions are
called
A. stereotypes
B. frames
C. prototypes
D. perceptions
Ans: B
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COM100 Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
in choosing which information to select, organize, and interpret, an
individual engages in
A. awareness
B. perception
C. cognitive representation
D. mindfulness
Ans: B
In the movie The Matrix, Neo is walking down the street full of people
in drab clothing and is distracted by a single woman dressed differently
in a bright red dress. This distraction is caused by the perception
process of
A. mindfulness
B. organization
C. interpretation
D. selection
Ans: D
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Putting sensory input (sights, smells, sounds) into a recognizable
picture that informs your perception of an event is the process of
A. mindfulness
B. organization
C. interpretation
D. selection
Ans: B
When Terry hears a fire alarm, she knows from the drills that she has
been through for the last 15 years that she should calmly exit the
building using stairs. Terry has a mental model of how to respond
based on
A. selective attention
B. stereotyping
C. cognitive representation
D. prototype
Ans: C
Alice's idealized schema for how a doctor should look is that a doctor
should be an older male, wear a white lab coat and stethoscope, and be
well groomed. Alice is basing her expectations on a(n)
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A. prototype
B. prejudice
C. culture
D. attribution bias
Ans: A
Carl sat down the first day of class and asked the student next to him,
"what is your major?" The student replied, "communication, what is
your major?" This relatively fixed sequence of communication is
referred to as a(n)
A. prototype
B. attribution bias
C. icebreaker
D. interpersonal script
Ans: D
Juan takes individuals with a variety of majors (com, psych, soc, etc.)
and organizes them mentally into one group of social scientists. juan is
engaging in the process of
A. self-serving bias
B. prototyping
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C. categorization
D. fundamental attribution error
Ans: C
Dan thinks that all girls with blond hair are "dumb blonds". Dan is
demonstrating
A. stereotyping
B. self-serving bias
C. mindfulness
D. reflected appraisals
Ans: A
Structures that shape how individuals interpret their perceptions are
called
A. stereotypes
B. frames
C. prototypes
D. perceptions
Ans: B
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