Communication, Perception, Identity, and the Self MCQs

Communication, Perception, Identity, and the Self MCQs

Answer these Communication, Perception, Identity, and the Self MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Communication, Perception, Identity, and the Self.
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1: ______ is an active and challenging process that involves all five senses.

A.   Perception

B.   Mindfulness

C.   Cultural variation

D.   Organizing

2: Mindfulness is part of the ______ stage of perception

A.   Attending and selecting

B.   Organizing

C.   Interpreting

D.   Memorizing

3: Since it is impossible to focus on every detail of behavior when we are communicating, we engage in ______.

A.   Organization

B.   Selective perception

C.   Mindfulness

D.   Memorization

4: In which stage of the interpersonal perception process do we use relational schema?

A.   Attending and selecting

B.   Organizing

C.   Interpreting

D.   Memorizing

5: We assign meaning in the ______ stage of the interpersonal communication process.

A.   Attending and selecting

B.   Organizing

C.   Interpreting

D.   Memorizing

6: Which of these dictates how we organize and interpret during the perception process?

A.   Expectations

B.   Socialization

C.   Rules

D.   Culture

7: What is the term for someone who possesses both masculine and feminine traits in equally large amounts?

A.   Androgynous

B.   Undifferentiated

C.   Differentiated

D.   Gendered

8: Chronic health issues are a ______ factor that can contribute to variations in perceptions.

A.   Cultural

B.   Sex and gender

C.   Physical

D.   Self-concept

9: What theory suggests our communication with others shapes our personal identity?

A.   Self-actualization

B.   Symbolic interactionism

C.   Impression management

D.   Social information processing

10: Which statement is true regarding self-fulfilling prophecies?

A.   They are imposed on us by others, and not by ourselves.

B.   They can involve positive or negative expectations.

C.   They are unpredictable and follow no particular pattern.

D.   They are related to expectations of ourselves, not others.

11: We engage in ______ to try to influence how others perceive us.

A.   Self-actualization

B.   Aggressive techniques

C.   Identity management

D.   Social networking

12: When relational partners negotiate who they are to each other in the course of an interpersonal relationship, they are engaging in ______.

A.   Facework

B.   A self-fulfilling prophecy

C.   Self-monitoring

D.   Identity markers

13: Screen names and personal home pages are the two primary types of ______.

A.   Self-fulfilling prophecy

B.   Identity marker

C.   Self-monitoring

D.   Social media

14: The halo effect is a component of ______.

A.   Self-monitoring

B.   Facework

C.   An implicit personality approach

D.   Identity management

15: Which is a method we can use to check our perceptions?

A.   Seek explanation and clarification

B.   Set reasonable personal goals

C.   Surround ourselves with “relational uppers”

D.   Seek the desire to change