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| the process of becoming aware of objects and events from the senses |
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| means that your mind selects, organizes, and interprets that which you sense |
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| your uniquely constructed meaning attributed to sensed stimuli |
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| the idea that your past experiences lead you to see the world in a way that is difficult to change; your initial perceptions persist |
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| the part an individual plays in a group; an individual's function or expected behavior |
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| can be defined as a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of a society use to cope with one another and with their world |
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| a group whose beliefs or behaviors distinguish it from the larger culture of which it is a part and with which it shares numerous similarities |
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| you expose yourself to information that reinforces, rather than contradicts, your beliefs or opionions |
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| even when you do expose yourself to information and ideas, you focus on certain cues and ignore others |
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| the tendency to see, hear, and believe only what you want to see, hear, and believe |
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| the tendency to remember better the things that reinforce your beliefs rather than those that oppose them |
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| the focal point of your attention |
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| the background against which your focused attention occurs |
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| the tendency to fill in missing information in order to complete an otherwise incomplete figure or statement |
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| objects physically close to each other will be perceived as a unit or group |
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| elements are grouped together because they resemble each other in size, color, shape, or other attributes |
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| a blend of internal states and external stimuli |
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| the assignment of meaning to their behavior |
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| fundamental attribution error |
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| occurs when we make judgments about other people's successes and failures |
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| maintains that our successes are due to our personal qualities--intelligence, wit, political savvy--and our failures occur because of our circumstances (for example, the teacher did not like me, no one received grades of A, the class was too difficult for undergraduate students, my adviser did not explain that I needed a prerequisite, the departmental chair is a bigot.) |
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| the process of development of the self through the messages and feedback received from others |
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| self-fulfilliing prophecy |
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| the idea that you behave and see yourself in ways that are consistent with how others see you |
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| the fulfillment of one's potential as a person, is seen as the highest level in the hierarchy of human needs |
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| when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are |
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| when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with your self-definition |
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| when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally |
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| how you feel about yourself, how well you like and value yourself |
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| the control, or lack of control, of the communication of information through a performance |
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| individuals who are highly aware of their identity management behavior |
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| communicate with others with little attention to the responses of their messages |
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| the socially approved and presented identity of an individual |
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| verbal and nonverbal strategies used to present these varying images to others and to help them maintain their own images |
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| our efforts to save face for others |
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