Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 1 of 14

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60. Which of the following statements about perception is false?

Select one of the following:

a) Although important, perceptions have only a minor impact on the way people respond to various situations.
b) Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving feelings.
c) Perception is a way of forming impressions about oneself, other people, and daily life experiences.
d) Perceptions serve as a screen or filter through which information passes before it has an effect on people.
e) Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving action.

Explanation

Question 2 of 14

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61. Which of these are factors that influence the perceptual process?

Select one of the following:

a) Inputs, throughputs, and outputs
b) Information, facts, and data
c) Perceiver, setting, and perceived
d) Perceiver, intention, and consequence
e) Intention, meaning, and result

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Question 3 of 14

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62. Which of the following sets of items relate to the perceiver as a factor influencing of the perceptual process?

Select one of the following:

a) Physical, social, and organizational contexts
b) Past experiences, needs or motives, personality, values, and attitudes
c) Contrast, intensity, figure-ground separation, size, motion, and repetition/novelty
d) Attitudes, physical characteristics, contrast, and size
e) Values, organizational norms, motion, and repetition/novelty

Explanation

Question 4 of 14

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63. The stages involved in processing the information that determines a person’s perceptions and reactions include all of the following EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

a) information attention and selection.
b) information organization.
c) information interpretation.
d) information sending.
e) information retrieval.

Explanation

Question 5 of 14

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64. Which of the following statements reflect the correct order of the stages of the perceptual process?

Select one of the following:

a) Organization, attention/selection, retrieval, and interpretation.
b) Attention/selection, interpretation, organization, and retrieval.
c) Attention/selection, organization, interpretation, and retrieval.
d) Interpretation, retrieval, organization, and attention/selection.
e) Interpretation, attention/selection, retrieval, and organization.

Explanation

Question 6 of 14

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65. Which of the following statements best describes selective screening?

Select one of the following:

a) It lets in only a tiny proportion of all of the information available
b) It should only be used sparingly because it is rarely effective
c) It is typically used in the “information retrieval” step of information processing
d) It is typically used in the “information interpretation” step of information processing
e) It is typically used in the “information organization” step of information processing

Explanation

Question 7 of 14

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66. Tonya works at Makers Marketing Inc. The office tends to be very busy and noisy. As a result, Tonya frequently has to consciously decide what information to pay attention to and what information to ignore. Tonya is using __________ as a mechanism for information attention and selection.

Select one of the following:

a) judicious screening
b) selective sorting
c) controlled processing
d) discriminate screening
e) discerning processing

Explanation

Question 8 of 14

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67. A(n) __________ contains information about a person’s own appearance, behavior, and personality.

Select one of the following:

a) script schema
b) self schema
c) domestic schema
d) person-in-situation schema
e) indigenous schema

Explanation

Question 9 of 14

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68. Which type of schemas refer to the way individuals sort others into categories (or stereotypes) in terms of similar perceived features?

Select one of the following:

a) Ordered schemas
b) Person schemas
c) Self schemas
d) Person-in situation schemas
e) Indigenous schemas

Explanation

Question 10 of 14

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69. As an experienced team leader, Nancy uses a _____ schema to think about the appropriate steps involved in running a meeting.

Select one of the following:

a) person-in-situation
b) script
c) person
d) self
e) prototype

Explanation

Question 11 of 14

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70. Impression management is influenced by all of the following activities EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

a) associating with the “right people.”
b) doing favors to gain approval.
c) flattering others to favorably impress them.
d) taking credit for a favorable event.
e) making new job assignments.

Explanation

Question 12 of 14

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71. Which of the following is FALSE regarding impression management in social networks?

Select one of the following:

a) You should ask yourself, “How do I want to be viewed?”
b) You should choose a username so that your future employers cannot find you online.
c) You should profile yourself only as you really would like to be known to others.
d) You should post and participate in an online forum only in ways that meet your goals for your personal brand.
e) You should view your persona as a brand.

Explanation

Question 13 of 14

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72. All of the following can cause distortion throughout the entire perceptual process EXCEPT:

Select one of the following:

a) stereotypes.
b) organizational system.
c) selective perception.
d) projection.
e) halo effects.

Explanation

Question 14 of 14

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73. Which of the following statements regarding stereotypes is FALSE?

Select one of the following:

a) Stereotyping is a useful way of combining information in order to deal with information overload.
b) Stereotypes can cause inaccuracies in retrieving information.
c) Stereotypes sharpen individual differences between people.
d) Stereotypes can prevent managers from getting to know people as individuals.
e) Stereotypes can prevent managers from accurately assessing the needs, preferences, and abilities of employees.

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