cultural myopia Correct Answer: Perceiving that one's culture is superior while having a very shortsighted view of others.
Stereotyping Correct Answer: creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of peopl
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cultural myopia Correct Answer: Perceiving that one's culture is superior while having a very shortsighted view of others.
Stereotyping Correct Answer: creating an oversimplified image of a particular group of people, usually by assuming that all members of the group are alike
Prejudice Correct Answer: deep-seated feeling of unkindness toward a group or individual usually based on negative stereotypes
What are schemas? Correct Answer: mental structures that help us put bits of information together to form patterns and create meaning
Assimilation Correct Answer: interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas
accommodation Correct Answer: adapting our current understandings (schemas) to incorporate new information
Attributions Correct Answer: use of personal characteristics to explain behavior
1. Internal attributions: personality
2. External attributions: situational
fundamental attribution error Correct Answer: tendency to attribute others' behavior to their dispositions and our own behaviors to our situations
What is self-serving bias? Correct Answer: the tendency for individuals to attribute their own successes to internal factors and put the blame for failures on external factors
How does salience impact selection of perceptual information? Correct Answer: Things are salient to us depending on:
1. Visual and aural stimulation
2. Needs and interests
3. Expectations
How do we organize perceptual information? Correct Answer: 1. Proximity
2. Similarities
3. Differences
Punctuation in the context of organizing perceptions Correct Answer: refers to the structuring of information into a timeline to determine the cause (stimulus) and effect (response) of our communication interactions
Intercultural communication Correct Answer: communication between people from different cultures who have different world view
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