DEOMI STUDY EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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✔✔Which pane of the Johari Window contains "things that neither the group nor I know
about myself?" - ✔✔Unknown
✔✔What are the behaviors that cause the blind spot to move or change size? - ✔✔a.
Soliciting feedback
b. Being receptive to feedback
✔✔What are the benefits of giving and receiving feedback? - ✔✔1. Exchange
information
2. Achieve personal growth
3. Provider finds out about self
4. Receiver gains insight
5. Creates an open environment for effective operational and interpersonal
communications
6. Aids in preparation for the future; not dwelling on the past.
✔✔What are the three elements of the perception process? - ✔✔-The raw data
-The mental process
-The product (or decision)
✔✔Which element of the perception process is unseen, affected by motives and driven
by personal bias? - ✔✔The Mental Process
✔✔What are some of the attributes of a stereotype? - ✔✔Stereotypes are a set of
cognitive generalizations (e.g., beliefs, expectations) about the qualities and
characteristics of the members of a particular group or social category (American
Psychological Association, 2007). Whether favorable or unfavorable, a stereotype is an
overgeneralization or exaggeration that ignores individual differences within a group.
✔✔What do we use in order to make sense out of the tremendous amount of data we
are bombarded with in our daily lives? - ✔✔perceptual shortcuts
✔✔Which perceptual shortcut sees people as the origin of action rather than seeing the
contribution of circumstances to the situation? - ✔✔Blaming the victim
✔✔Which shortcut has the tendency to extend either a favorable or unfavorable
impression to unrelated aspects of an individual's personality? - ✔✔Halo/Horn Effect
✔✔What type of perceptual filter is made up of our five senses? - ✔✔Biological Filter
, ✔✔What type of filters affect the perception process because they are the sum total of
the learned behaviors of a group of people? - ✔✔Sociological or cultural filters
✔✔What are the 5 strategies for correcting inaccurate perceptions? - ✔✔1) Be aware of
stereotyping
2) Understand the dynamics and processes that support stereotypes
3) Identify the appropriate application of facts, opinions and assumptions
4) Anything that keeps us from placing a person in a particular social category will tend
to negate stereotypical thinking
5) Seek individuating information
✔✔Define 'the product (or decision)' as related to the perception process - ✔✔the
perception, sensing, or interpretation of experiences. Your brain, after receiving signals
from your senses, goes into the categorizing and interpreting mode producing a
product. By placing things in meaningful categories, we are able to understand and
react with the world. It is a shortcut to understanding people, situations, and the world
around us
✔✔Define 'the raw data' as related to the perception process - ✔✔seeing an image,
hearing a sound, inhaling a smell, tasting food, touching an object or person, or being
involved in a situation
✔✔What is the main purpose of an information brief? - ✔✔Purpose is to keep the
listener abreast of the current situation and supply specific information.
✔✔What type of information do you deal with when providing an information brief? -
✔✔1) High priority facts and information requiring immediate action.
2) Complex information on complicated plans, systems, statistics, or visuals.
3) Controversial information requiring explanation.
✔✔Which type of brief is used to obtain a decision on a specific problem or to produce
an answer to a question? - ✔✔Advocacy/Decision Brief
✔✔What is the most widely used and flexible brief, used at all levels of command? -
✔✔Staff Brief
✔✔What type of brief is used to impart information that is used to elaborate on an order,
give specific instructions, or instill an appreciation for the mission? - ✔✔Mission Brief
✔✔What are the three parts to the introduction of a formal brief? - ✔✔-Stage setting
remarks (Attention Step)
-Purpose statement
-Overview
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✔✔Which pane of the Johari Window contains "things that neither the group nor I know
about myself?" - ✔✔Unknown
✔✔What are the behaviors that cause the blind spot to move or change size? - ✔✔a.
Soliciting feedback
b. Being receptive to feedback
✔✔What are the benefits of giving and receiving feedback? - ✔✔1. Exchange
information
2. Achieve personal growth
3. Provider finds out about self
4. Receiver gains insight
5. Creates an open environment for effective operational and interpersonal
communications
6. Aids in preparation for the future; not dwelling on the past.
✔✔What are the three elements of the perception process? - ✔✔-The raw data
-The mental process
-The product (or decision)
✔✔Which element of the perception process is unseen, affected by motives and driven
by personal bias? - ✔✔The Mental Process
✔✔What are some of the attributes of a stereotype? - ✔✔Stereotypes are a set of
cognitive generalizations (e.g., beliefs, expectations) about the qualities and
characteristics of the members of a particular group or social category (American
Psychological Association, 2007). Whether favorable or unfavorable, a stereotype is an
overgeneralization or exaggeration that ignores individual differences within a group.
✔✔What do we use in order to make sense out of the tremendous amount of data we
are bombarded with in our daily lives? - ✔✔perceptual shortcuts
✔✔Which perceptual shortcut sees people as the origin of action rather than seeing the
contribution of circumstances to the situation? - ✔✔Blaming the victim
✔✔Which shortcut has the tendency to extend either a favorable or unfavorable
impression to unrelated aspects of an individual's personality? - ✔✔Halo/Horn Effect
✔✔What type of perceptual filter is made up of our five senses? - ✔✔Biological Filter
, ✔✔What type of filters affect the perception process because they are the sum total of
the learned behaviors of a group of people? - ✔✔Sociological or cultural filters
✔✔What are the 5 strategies for correcting inaccurate perceptions? - ✔✔1) Be aware of
stereotyping
2) Understand the dynamics and processes that support stereotypes
3) Identify the appropriate application of facts, opinions and assumptions
4) Anything that keeps us from placing a person in a particular social category will tend
to negate stereotypical thinking
5) Seek individuating information
✔✔Define 'the product (or decision)' as related to the perception process - ✔✔the
perception, sensing, or interpretation of experiences. Your brain, after receiving signals
from your senses, goes into the categorizing and interpreting mode producing a
product. By placing things in meaningful categories, we are able to understand and
react with the world. It is a shortcut to understanding people, situations, and the world
around us
✔✔Define 'the raw data' as related to the perception process - ✔✔seeing an image,
hearing a sound, inhaling a smell, tasting food, touching an object or person, or being
involved in a situation
✔✔What is the main purpose of an information brief? - ✔✔Purpose is to keep the
listener abreast of the current situation and supply specific information.
✔✔What type of information do you deal with when providing an information brief? -
✔✔1) High priority facts and information requiring immediate action.
2) Complex information on complicated plans, systems, statistics, or visuals.
3) Controversial information requiring explanation.
✔✔Which type of brief is used to obtain a decision on a specific problem or to produce
an answer to a question? - ✔✔Advocacy/Decision Brief
✔✔What is the most widely used and flexible brief, used at all levels of command? -
✔✔Staff Brief
✔✔What type of brief is used to impart information that is used to elaborate on an order,
give specific instructions, or instill an appreciation for the mission? - ✔✔Mission Brief
✔✔What are the three parts to the introduction of a formal brief? - ✔✔-Stage setting
remarks (Attention Step)
-Purpose statement
-Overview
