SPC1017 Exam Study Questions and 100% Correct Verified Answers
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SPC1017
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SPC1017
When we encounter people for the first time, we often try to gain more information
about them to help make ourselves feel more comfortable. This process is called
a. implicit personality theories
b. halo effects
c. discrimination
d. uncertainty reduction - Answer d. uncertainty reduction
SPC1017 Exam Study Questions and 100%
Correct Verified Answers
When we encounter people for the first time, we often try to gain more information
about them to help make ourselves feel more comfortable. This process is called
a. implicit personality theories
b. halo effects
c. discrimination
d. uncertainty reduction - Answer d. uncertainty reduction
Amy was traumatized as a child when she had a bad experience jumping from a diving
board. To this day, she considers herself a poor swimmer. That experience as a child has
affected her ____
a. self-perception
b. self-monitoring
c. self-esteem
d. impression formation - Answer a. self-perception
To improve perception, we should
a. seek out more information
b. realize that we'll be stuck with the same perception for a while c. trust first
impressions
d. keep your perceptions to yourself - Answer a. seek out more information
Chet asked Drew if he could borrow a book. Drew agrees and says that he will bring it to
Chet's room by 7 p.m. that night. When Drew has not arrived by 7:30, Chet says, "I knew
,I couldn't count on him to follow through on a promise—he's so irresponsible." Chet's
comment about Drew's behavior is
a. prejudice
b. an attribution
c. a stereotype
d. halo effect - Answer b. An attribution
When something is a negative action toward a social group, not just a rigid or negative
attitude, then it this is
a. prejudice
b. stereotype
c. racism
d. discrimination - Answer d. Discrimination
Which of these statements accurately reflects stereotypes?
a. Stereotypes are always negative.
b. Stereotypes are generalizations based on ideas about a group, not specific aspects of
an individual.
c. Stereotypes are negative actions towards others.
d. Stereotypes are usually not harmful. - Answer b. Stereotypes are generalizations
based on ideas about a group, not specific aspects of an individual.
Layla and Luke are twins. Even though they grew up in the same family at the same
time, Layla grows up thinking that being successful depends a lot on being pretty and
nice, while Luke believes being successful means making a lot of money and being
independent. These differences are likely the result of ____
a. gendered cultural norms
b. Layla's low self-esteem
,c. Luke's effective message filtering
d. different self-talk - Answer gendered cultural norms
Which of the following is not a good way to improve your perception of others?
a. Realize that your perceptions will change over time
b. Question the accuracy of your perceptions
c. Use conscious processing
d. Trust your first impression
e. Seek clarification - Answer
As they were walking to the corner store, Samantha and Meagan passed by a large
bush. Suddenly, from out of nowhere, a large dog lunged at them. Meagan gasped and
dropped her books, but Samantha laughed and said, "Oh, that dumb dog always hides
behind that bush." Samantha's reaction is an example of which step of the perception
process?
a. patterns
b. interpretation
c. organization
d. expectation - Answer d. expectation
Moussa has preconceived beliefs about people who belong to fraternities and sororities.
When he finds out that Mike belongs to a fraternity, he believes he understands Mike
because he has a pretty good idea of what frat guys tend to be like. His "understanding"
is best explained by
a. selective perception
b. stereotyping
c. self-fulfilling prophecy
d. assumed similarity - Answer b. stereotyping
, When Niku went out to eat at a new restaurant, she waited patiently for the server to
come take her drink order. Then, when the server came back, she had her dinner order
ready. After dinner, when the server brought the bill, Niku slid her credit card into the
black leather bill folder and set it at the edge of the table. Again, Niku waited patiently
for the server to bring the credit card receipt back. Without thinking much about it, Niku
used ____ to navigate a new interaction based on past experiences..
a. stereotypes
b. a self-fulfilling prophecy
c. heuristics
d. the halo effect - Answer
According to the text, the "evaluation we make about our personal worthiness based on
our self-concept" is the definition of
a. self-esteem
b. self-monitoring
c. self-attribution
d. self-consideration - Answer a. self-esteem
The three stages of the perception process are:
a. action and selection, expectation of stimuli, and impression
b. attention and selection, organization of stimuli, and impression
c. attention and selection, organization of stimuli, and interpretation
d. action and selection, expectation of stimuli, and interpretation - Answer c. attention
and selection, organization of stimuli, and interpretation
Individuals with low self-esteem
a. are more attentive to situations than people with high self-esteem
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