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perception
the process of using our senses to understand and respond to stimuli. the perception process occurs in fours tages; attending and selecting, organizing, interpreting, and retriving
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attending and selecting
the frist stage of the perception process, requiring us to use our visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory senses to respond to stimuli in our interpersonal enviornment
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mindful
having the ability to engage our senses so that we are observant and aware of our surroundings
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selective perception
directing our attention to certain stimuli while ignoring other stimuli
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organizing
the second stage of the perception process in which we place what are often a number of confusing pieces of information into an understandable accessiblie and orderly arrangement
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relational schema
a mental framework or memory structuer tha we rely on to understand experience and to guide our future behavior in relationships
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sterotyping
categoriziing indiviudals according to a fixed impression, wheathr postive or negative of an entier group to which they belong
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interpreting
the third stage of perception process, in which we assign meaning to what we perceive
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retrieving
the fourth and final stage of the percetion process in which we recall information stored in our memories
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selective retention
recalling informationt aht agrees with oru perceptions and selectivly forgetting information taht deos not
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sex
the biological make-up of an individual (male or female)
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gender
the leanred behavior a culture associated with being a male or female, known as masculinity or femininity
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gender role socialization
the process by which women and men learn the gender roles appropriate to thair sex. this process affects the way the sexes percieve the world
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gender schema
a mental framework we use to process and categorize beliefs, ideas, and events as either masculine or feminine in order to understand and organize our world
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self-concept
relativly stable set of perceptions we hold of ourselves
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symbolic interactionism theory
the theory that our understanding of ourselves asn of the world is shaped by our interactiosn with those around us
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self-awareness
our understanding of who we are
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self-esteem
an evaluation of who we percieve ourselves to be
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self-fulfilling propecy
a prediction or expectation about our future behavior that is likely to come ture because we believe it and thus act in ways that make it come true
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identity management theory
the theory that explains the manner in which you handle your "self" in various circumstances, includes competency identity and face
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face
the image of the self we choose to present to others in our interpersonal encounters
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postiive face
our desier to be liked by significant others in our lives and have them confirm our beliefs, respect our abiliteis and value what we value
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negative face
ourd esire that others refrain from imposing their will on us, respect our indivduality and our uniqueness and avoid interfearing with our actions or beliefs
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self-monitoring
actively thinking about and controlling our public behaviors and actions
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implicit personality theory
the theory that we rely on a set of few charateristics to draw inferences about others and use these inference as the basis of our communicaitn with them
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halo effect
matching like quainties with each other to create an overall perception of someone or something
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postive halo
occurs when we place postive qualities (e.g. warm sensintive and intelligent) together
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negative halo
occurs wen we group negative qualites (eg unintelligent, rude, and temperamental) together
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attribution theory
a theory that explains how we create explanations or attach meaning to antehr person's behavior or our own
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worldview
a unique personal frame for viewing life and life's events
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fact
a piece of informaitn taht is verifiable by direct oberservation
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inference
a conclusion derived from a fact, but it does not reflect direct oberservation or experience
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relational uppers
people who support and trust us as we imporve our self-concept
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