Perception Answers

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Which of the following is an example of indirect perception checking?

A
asking a friend why she is smiling
B
observing your mother’s actions to see if she is angry
C
ignoring nonverbal communication during a conversation
D
relying only on nonverbal communication when you interact with others
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Asking questions to check your perceptions is called _____________.

A
indirect perception checking
B
observation
C
filtering
D
direct perception checking
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Which of the following is not a way to increase your perceptual accuracy?

A
avoid new situations
B
increase awareness
C
confront stereotypes
D
practice perception checking
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What occurs during the interpretation stage of perception?

A
our brain tries to categorize the sensory information
B
our senses are stimulated by things in the world around us
C
our brain tries to assign meaning to our perceptions
D
None of the above
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How can our perceptions help us to choose the channel for our message?

A
Sharing our perceptions will encourage our receivers to tell us what channel to use.
B
Perceptions do not help us to choose the channel for our message.
C
Perceptions about our receiver can help us to decide on the most appropriate channel.
D
none of the above
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Focusing on __________ can damage your perceptual accuracy.

A
stereotypes
B
perception checking
C
perceptions
D
nonverbal messages
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What is the error in this statement?“I don’t understand how we could disagree! We both witnessed the same accident!”

A
The statement doesn’t acknowledge that everyone creates different perceptions.
B
The statement doesn’t communicate a stereotype.
C
The statement does not describe the witness’ observations.
D
The statement does not involve direct or indirect perception checking.
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What are the stages of perception?

A
observation, organization, communication
B
sensory stimulation, organization, interpretation
C
communication, sensory stimulation, organization
D
interpretation, communication, observation
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How are perceptions created?

A
through our senses
B
through stereotypes
C
both A and B
D
neither A nor B

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