Which of the following is an example of indirect perception checking?a.asking a friend why she is smilingb.observing your mother’s actions to see if she is angryc.ignoring nonverbal communication during a conversationd.relying only on nonverbal communication when you interact with others
Asking questions to check your perceptions is called _____________.a.indirect perception checkingb.observationc.filteringd.direct perception checking
Which of the following is not a way to increase your perceptual accuracy?a.avoid new situationsb.increase awarenessc.confront stereotypesd.practice perception checking
What occurs during the interpretation stage of perception?a.our brain tries to categorize the sensory informationb.our senses are stimulated by things in the world around usc.our brain tries to assign meaning to our perceptionsd.None of the above
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
Focusing on __________ can damage your perceptual accuracy.a.stereotypesb.perception checkingc.perceptionsd.nonverbal messages
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.
What are the stages of perception?a.observation, organization, communicationb.sensory stimulation, organization, interpretationc.communication, sensory stimulation, organizationd.interpretation, communication, observation
Perception is a simple process.
How are perceptions created?a.through our sensesb.through stereotypesc.both A and Bd.neither A nor B
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