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Perception is ____________. |
| | A) | Difficult to define |
| | B) | One's collective physical senses |
| | C) | A complex process |
| | D) | The "real world" concept of who we are |
| | E) | None of the Above |
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It is possible for the brain to perceive ______ at any given time. |
| | A) | 2 stimuli |
| | B) | 3 stimuli |
| | C) | 5 stimuli |
| | D) | 7 stimuli |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Our _____ precipitate in us a preference for perceptual constancy. |
| | A) | Past experiences |
| | B) | Emotions |
| | C) | Current circumstances |
| | D) | Environments |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Men are categorized as rational, while women are categorized as _____. |
| | A) | Irrational |
| | B) | Humane |
| | C) | Emotional |
| | D) | All of the above |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Selective exposure is the common selection of stimuli that ____ our existing attitudes, beliefs, and values. |
| | A) | Reaffirm |
| | B) | Contradict |
| | C) | Alter |
| | D) | Eliminate |
| | E) | None of the above |
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One way to define closure is to say that we _____. |
| | A) | Fill in gaps |
| | B) | Have a desire to perceive a secure world |
| | C) | Add, delete, or change stimuli so that we can have a certain perception |
| | D) | All of the above |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Lazy perceivers rely on ______________ as their key perceptual process. |
| | A) | Knowledge |
| | B) | Stereotypes |
| | C) | Their own logic |
| | D) | The media |
| | E) | None of the above |
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One factor that affects our perception is our inability to distinguish what we have observed from what we have ____________. |
| | A) | Heard |
| | B) | Perceived |
| | C) | Inferred |
| | D) | Believed |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Inferences _____________. |
| | A) | May be made only after observation or experience |
| | B) | Can be offered by the observer only |
| | C) | May refer to the past or present |
| | D) | All of the above |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Accoding to social psychologist Kenneth Gergen, when dealing with our perceptions, we tend to exist in a state of _____. |
| | A) | Flux |
| | B) | Obstinence |
| | C) | Completion |
| | D) | Defiance |
| | E) | None of the above |
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Information theorists tell us that the eye can process about 5 million bits of data per second, and the brain utilizes about 2.5 million bits of that 5 million per second. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The figure-ground principle is one that hinders the organization of stimuli by limiting us to focus on one stimuli at a time. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Cultural nearsightedness is the failure to understand that we do not attribute the same meanings to similar behavioral cues among us. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Perceptual sets are expectations that can cause us to misunderstand something because of information we gathered from past experiences. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A quarter looks bigger to the poor than to the rich. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the concept of the primacy effect, we are usually eager to change our first impressions of something or someone if we later find out that we were wrong. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Experts believe that stereotyping is less of an issue among groups of minorities than it is between whites and minorities. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Blindering is the process by which one unconsciously adds restrictions that limit one's perceptual capabilities. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The more television people watch, the more they reject social stereotypes. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The one aspect that the media does not a play a role in is how we perceive experience. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education