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Perception, Self, and Communication MCQ

The process of forming and re-forming ourselves as a result of interactions with others is known as ______.

Relational self

Saturated self

Blended self

Self-image

Answer

Correct Answer: Relational self

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Gergen introduced the concept of the ______ self, which occurs when we are bombarded with the many views of others about us.

Incompatible

Saturated

Fractured

Looking-glass

Answer

Correct Answer: Saturated

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Because media play a powerful role in shaping our perceptions, scholars like Jackson Katz and Jean Kilbourne both advocate for ______.

Media regulation

Gender enactment

New beauty standards

Media literacy

Answer

Correct Answer: Media literacy

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Because media play a powerful role in shaping our perceptions, scholars like Jackson Katz and Jean Kilbourne both advocate for ______.

Media regulation

Gender enactment

New beauty standards

Media literacy

Answer

Correct Answer: Media literacy

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According to George Herbert Mead, we develop our sense of self by taking the perspective of ______.

The media

Our avatar

The generalized other

Prototypes

Answer

Correct Answer: The generalized other

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The social groups to which we belong influence how we see the world, according to ______ theory.

Selective exposure

Standpoint

Construct

In-group

Answer

Correct Answer: Standpoint

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Organized sequences of action that define a well-known situation are called ______.

Scripts

Expectations

Prototypes

Schemas

Answer

Correct Answer: Scripts

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The ability to handle seemingly contradictory information about other people and interactions is a characteristic of ______.

Cultural diversity

Emotional maturity

Advanced intelligence

Cognitive complexity

Answer

Correct Answer: Cognitive complexity

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Interpersonal ______ are extreme dimensions of judgment we use to assess people and situations.

Constructs

Maps

Biases

Stereotypes

Answer

Correct Answer: Constructs

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The statement “Men are stronger than women” is an example of a ______.

Prototype

Script

Construct

Stereotype

Answer

Correct Answer: Stereotype

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When we begin to make sense out of the information in our environment, we have reached the ______ stage of the perception process.

Selection

Analysis

Organization

Memorization

Answer

Correct Answer: Organization

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A divorced couple who recall only the arguments during the marriage and forget the moments of happiness are a good example of ______.

Short-term memory

Selective memory

Creative memory

Inadequate memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Selective memory

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Web algorithms that serve up content based on past online behavior can produce a(n) ______.

Avatar

Tethered self

Filter bubble

Generalized other

Answer

Correct Answer: Filter bubble

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When we opt to surround ourselves only with beliefs, values, and ideas that are similar to our own, we engage in selective ______.

Attention

Exposure

Perception

Memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Exposure

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Relying on mental shortcuts can produce incomplete or inaccurate impressions. This is called (a) ______.

Perceptual bias

Perceptual barrier

Perceptual baggage

Perceptual blind spot

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceptual bias

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The process of concentrating on one part of the environment while ignoring the rest is called ______.

Selective retention

Selective attention

Selective interpretation

Selective memory

Answer

Correct Answer: Selective attention

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Tethered self is a state in which one is

Aware the “real world”

Attuned to life on the screen

Both

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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Symbolic interactionism is the framework that positions ________ as the primary means by which people internalize and use social values to guide how they see themselves, how they see others, and how they interact.

Education

Morality

Ambitions

Communication

Answer

Correct Answer: Communication

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Stereotypes are made analysing all the members of a group or community

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The theory that a person’s point of view arises from the social groups to which he or she belongs and influences how he or she socially constructs the world is known as

Perception theory

Standpoint theory

Selective memory

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Standpoint theory

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Self-image is

Component of self-concept

Individual's mental picture of themselves

Perception about others

A person's photograph

Answer

Correct Answer: Individual's mental picture of themselves

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Self-esteem is a perception about one's own worth

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Self-concept is a person’s general perception about

Himself

Others

Community

Government

Answer

Correct Answer: Himself

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In selective perception individuals perceive according to their

Needs

Biases

Expectations

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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The process of retaining and recalling certain bits of information from past interactions, while forgetting the rest is called selective memory

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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According to selective exposure theory individuals prefer messages that support

Their own positions

Other's positions

Both of the above

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Their own positions

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The process of exposing oneself only to beliefs, values, and ideas that are similar to one’s own is known as selective exposure

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Selective attention is paying attention to

Only single part of environment

Whole environment

Can be both of the above

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Only single part of environment

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Scripts are irregular and unorganized sequences of action

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Schemas are ___________ structures developed from past experiences that help people respond to stimuli in the future.

Chemical

Physical

Biochemical

Mental

Answer

Correct Answer: Mental

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An identity infused with the numerous, and sometimes incompatible, views of others is called

Saturated self

Relational self

Prototype

Schemas

Answer

Correct Answer: Saturated self

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Relational self is a process of constantly changing and developing aspects of self as a result of_________ others.

Isolating from

Togetherness with

Comparing with

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Togetherness with

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A person’s image of the best example of a particular category of message, person, or social situation is known as prototype

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Behavioral changes in the user because of the appearance of an avatar are called

Proteus effect

Mirabilus effect

Synergism

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Proteus effect

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Possible selves are visions of what a person

Might become

What he or she would like to become

What he or she is afraid of becoming

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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_____________ is a range of short-cutting techniques used to make sense of the world that may result in incomplete or inaccurate impressions

Perceptual bias

Perceptual barrier

Proteus effect

Possible selves

Answer

Correct Answer: Perceptual bias

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Perceptual barrier is an influence on observation and interpretation that promotes effective communication.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The process of being aware of and understanding the world is known as

Interpretation

Perception

Communication

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Perception

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In looking-glass self notion a person views themselves through the eyes of other people

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Interpretation is the process of giving ________ to information

Meaning

Purpose

Direction

Answer

Correct Answer: Meaning

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Interpersonal constructs are unipolar dimensions of judgment

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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The viewpoint of _________ , including its values, rules, roles, and attitudes is called generalized other

A person

Entire society

A group

A cotery

Answer

Correct Answer: Entire society

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Filter bubble is a state of intellectual isolation

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Cognitive complexity is the degree to which a person's system of interpersonal constructs are

Numerous and abstract

Organized

Capable of handling contradictions.

All of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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