True-or-False Questions

Question 3.15

1. If something is salient, that means it is neither notable nor significant.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 51.

Question 3.16

2. Punctuation is the process through which information is structured into a chronological sequence that matches an experienced order of events.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 52.

Question 3.17

3. Internal attributions stem from factors unrelated to personal qualities.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 54.

Question 3.18

4. The actor-observer effect is the tendency to make external attributions regarding one’s own behavior.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 54.

Question 3.19

5. You are most likely to form positive impressions of people you perceive as outgroupers.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 58.

Question 3.20

6. The tendency to interpret the actions of another person in a positive light simply because you have a positive Gestalt of them is called the halo effect.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 64 - 65.

Question 3.21

7. The most efficient way to form a quick judgment about a new person is to form an algebraic impression.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 65.

Question 3.22

8. Interpersonal impressions are mental pictures of how people act and how they communicate.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 62.

Question 3.23

9. When Gestalts are formed, they are more likely to be positive than negative.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 64.

Question 3.24

10. Stereotypes are intricate and complex interpersonal impressions.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on pages 65 - 66.

Question 3.25

11. One part of offering empathy involves trying to see a given situation from another person’s perspective.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 68.

Question 3.26

12. To convey your empathy to another person, it is best to use “I know” statements.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 69.

Question 3.27

13. Responsible perception-checking results in fewer interpersonal communication errors.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 70.