Question 1
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60. Which of the following statements about perception is false?
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a) Although important, perceptions have only a minor impact on the way people respond to various situations.
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b) Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving feelings.
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c) Perception is a way of forming impressions about oneself, other people, and daily life experiences.
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d) Perceptions serve as a screen or filter through which information passes before it has an effect on people.
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e) Through perception, people process information inputs into responses involving action.
Question 2
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61. Which of these are factors that influence the perceptual process?
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a) Inputs, throughputs, and outputs
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b) Information, facts, and data
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c) Perceiver, setting, and perceived
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d) Perceiver, intention, and consequence
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e) Intention, meaning, and result
Question 3
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62. Which of the following sets of items relate to the perceiver as a factor influencing of the perceptual process?
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a) Physical, social, and organizational contexts
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b) Past experiences, needs or motives, personality, values, and attitudes
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c) Contrast, intensity, figure-ground separation, size, motion, and repetition/novelty
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d) Attitudes, physical characteristics, contrast, and size
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e) Values, organizational norms, motion, and repetition/novelty
Question 4
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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:
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a) information attention and selection.
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b) information organization.
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c) information interpretation.
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d) information sending.
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e) information retrieval.
Question 5
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64. Which of the following statements reflect the correct order of the stages of the perceptual process?
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a) Organization, attention/selection, retrieval, and interpretation.
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b) Attention/selection, interpretation, organization, and retrieval.
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c) Attention/selection, organization, interpretation, and retrieval.
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d) Interpretation, retrieval, organization, and attention/selection.
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e) Interpretation, attention/selection, retrieval, and organization.
Question 6
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65. Which of the following statements best describes selective screening?
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a) It lets in only a tiny proportion of all of the information available
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b) It should only be used sparingly because it is rarely effective
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c) It is typically used in the “information retrieval” step of information processing
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d) It is typically used in the “information interpretation” step of information processing
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e) It is typically used in the “information organization” step of information processing
Question 7
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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.
Question 8
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67. A(n) __________ contains information about a person’s own appearance, behavior, and personality.
Question 9
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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?
Question 10
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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.
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a) person-in-situation
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b) script
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c) person
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d) self
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e) prototype
Question 11
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70. Impression management is influenced by all of the following activities EXCEPT:
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a) associating with the “right people.”
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b) doing favors to gain approval.
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c) flattering others to favorably impress them.
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d) taking credit for a favorable event.
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e) making new job assignments.
Question 12
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71. Which of the following is FALSE regarding impression management in social networks?
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a) You should ask yourself, “How do I want to be viewed?”
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b) You should choose a username so that your future employers cannot find you online.
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c) You should profile yourself only as you really would like to be known to others.
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d) You should post and participate in an online forum only in ways that meet your goals for your personal brand.
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e) You should view your persona as a brand.
Question 13
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72. All of the following can cause distortion throughout the entire perceptual process EXCEPT:
Question 14
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73. Which of the following statements regarding stereotypes is FALSE?
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a) Stereotyping is a useful way of combining information in order to deal with information overload.
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b) Stereotypes can cause inaccuracies in retrieving information.
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c) Stereotypes sharpen individual differences between people.
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d) Stereotypes can prevent managers from getting to know people as individuals.
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e) Stereotypes can prevent managers from accurately assessing the needs, preferences, and abilities of employees.