Perception
Chapter 5 Perception and Individual Decision Making
MULTIPLE CHOICE
What Is Perception and Why Is It Important?
1. A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment is called: a. interpretation. b. environmental analysis. c. perception. d. outlook.
(c; Easy; p. 123)
Factors Influencing Perception
2. What one perceives _______ objective reality. a. is always the same as b. can be substantially different from c. should be the same as d. is considered
(b; Easy; p. 123)
3. Which one of the following is not a factor that influences perception? a. target b. society c. perceiver d. situation
(b; Easy; p. 124)
4. If two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently, the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside in: a. the perceiver. b. the target being perceived. c. the timing. d. the context of the situation in which the perception is made.
(a; Challenging; p. 124)
5. Personal characteristics of the individual perceiver include all of the following except: a. his/her attitudes. b. personality. c. expectations. d. location.
(d; Moderate; Exh. 5-1; p. 124)
6. The focus of a person’s attention appears to be influenced by: a. interests. b. past experiences. c. expectations. d. all of the above
(d; Moderate; p. 124)
7. Which of the following is not true about our perceptions of a target? a. Objects that are close together will be perceived together rather than separately. b. Persons that are similar to each other tend to be grouped together. c. Targets are usually looked at in isolation. d. Motion, sounds, size, and other attributes of a target shape the way we see it.
(c; Moderate; p. 124)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
What Is Perception and Why Is It Important?
1. A process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment is called: a. interpretation. b. environmental analysis. c. perception. d. outlook.
(c; Easy; p. 123)
Factors Influencing Perception
2. What one perceives _______ objective reality. a. is always the same as b. can be substantially different from c. should be the same as d. is considered
(b; Easy; p. 123)
3. Which one of the following is not a factor that influences perception? a. target b. society c. perceiver d. situation
(b; Easy; p. 124)
4. If two people see the same thing at the same time yet interpret it differently, the factors that operate to shape their dissimilar perceptions reside in: a. the perceiver. b. the target being perceived. c. the timing. d. the context of the situation in which the perception is made.
(a; Challenging; p. 124)
5. Personal characteristics of the individual perceiver include all of the following except: a. his/her attitudes. b. personality. c. expectations. d. location.
(d; Moderate; Exh. 5-1; p. 124)
6. The focus of a person’s attention appears to be influenced by: a. interests. b. past experiences. c. expectations. d. all of the above
(d; Moderate; p. 124)
7. Which of the following is not true about our perceptions of a target? a. Objects that are close together will be perceived together rather than separately. b. Persons that are similar to each other tend to be grouped together. c. Targets are usually looked at in isolation. d. Motion, sounds, size, and other attributes of a target shape the way we see it.
(c; Moderate; p. 124)
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