Social perception Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
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A process through which people seek to know and understand others is called ?

A

Social perception

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2
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What are the four processes of social perception?

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NVC
Attribution
Impression formation
impression management

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3
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Communication between individuals that relies on an unspoken language of facial expressions, eye contact and body language is called?

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NVC

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4
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What are the basic channels of nvc?

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Facial expressions
eye contact
body language
touching

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5
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What do facial expressions show?

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Current moods and feelings

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6
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What does eye contact indicate?

A

positive feelings except staring (rude)

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7
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What does body language reveal?

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Emotional states

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8
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What does touching suggest?

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affection, sexual interest, dominance, caring and aggression

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9
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What percentage constitutes body language?

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60%

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10
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What percentage constitutes tone?

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30%

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11
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…..% of what we say is nonverbal.

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90%

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12
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What are the 6 basic emotions?

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Happiness, anger, sadness, disgust, fear, surprise

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13
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What’s the seventh basic emotion?

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Contempt

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14
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Facial expressions are universal, true or false?

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True

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15
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Not all humans can decode and encode, true or false?

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False

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16
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What form of nvc is first to appear in humans even as infants?

A

Facial expressions

17
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The ability to encode and decode nvc is ….

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Survival value

18
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What are the three ways in which decoding can be inaccurate?

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Pretense
Affect blends
Culture display rules

19
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Where different parts of one’s face says different things is called?

A

Affect blends

20
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Facial expressions revealing two or more emotions simultaneously is called

A

Affect blends

21
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A smirk is a typical example of ….

A

affect blends

22
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When you display emotions on your face you are…

23
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One’s ability to interpret others’ emotions is called….

24
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Nervousness is an example of…

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body language

25
When do gestures become emblems??
when they are specific to a specific culture
26
What are some examples of Ghanaian emblems?
The coat of arms, the flag, the black star of Africa and golden stool
27
Standing too far or too close from others while you speak to them may affect their impressions about you, true or false?
true
28
Factors to consider in communication via touch or haptics?
Who does it What is the nature of it Which part is being touched The context within which it is taking place
29
What’s an example of a subtle non verbal cue?
Body scent
30
What are two uses of nvc?
Self presentation and detecting of deception
31
Fleeting facial expressions lasting only a few tenths of second is called
micro expressions
32
Clenching of fists while smiling is an example of…
inter channel discrepancies
33
Technology leaves messages that are open to potential misinterpretation. True or false?
true
34
Technology has made the interpretation of non verbal cues quite complex, true or false?
True