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Which theory suggests that individuals seek to minimize uncertainty and increase predictability in social situations?

Uncertainty Reduction Theory

Explanation

Theory proposing that people aim to decrease uncertainty and enhance predictability in social interactions.

What term describes the process by which individuals form opinions and make decisions based on the first information received about a person or situation?

Primacy Effect

Explanation

The phenomenon where initial information strongly influences the formation of opinions and decisions.

Which term describes the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are?

Spotlight Effect

Explanation

The inclination to think that others are more attentive to one's appearance and behavior than they really are.

In social psychology, what term refers to the phenomenon where people tend to conform to the majority opinion or behavior in a group?

Normative Influence

Explanation

The tendency of individuals to conform to the prevailing opinion or behavior of the majority within a group.

What term refers to the phenomenon where individuals tend to conform to a group's decision or opinion even if they disagree with it?

Normative Social Influence

Explanation

The tendency to conform to a group's decision or opinion, even if one disagrees, as a result of social influence.

In the context of social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors?

Fundamental Attribution Error

Explanation

The inclination to ascribe personal actions to external causes and others' actions to internal characteristics.

Which term refers to the tendency to favor individuals who belong to the same social group as oneself?

In-group Bias

Explanation

Tendency to favor and support individuals within one's own social group.

In the context of nonverbal communication, what term refers to the study of facial expressions, body movements, and gestures?

Kinesics

Explanation

The study of facial expressions, body language, and gestures in nonverbal communication.

Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

Social Loafing

Explanation

The tendency of individuals in a group to reduce effort when working collectively compared to individual efforts.

#10

In the context of interpersonal communication, what term refers to the process of decoding and interpreting verbal messages?

Decoding

Explanation

The process of interpreting and understanding verbal messages in interpersonal communication.

#11

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to maintain a balance between their cognitions and will change attitudes or beliefs to resolve inconsistencies?

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Explanation

Theory proposing that individuals strive for consistency in their thoughts and may alter attitudes or beliefs to eliminate discrepancies.

#12

Which term describes the tendency to attribute one's success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

Self-serving Bias

Explanation

The inclination to credit internal factors for personal success and attribute failure to external factors.

#13

According to social exchange theory, what is the central concept that individuals consider in social interactions?

Equity

Explanation

Central concept in social exchange theory, emphasizing the importance of fairness and balance in social relationships.

#14

Which psychological phenomenon involves the tendency to attribute others' successes to external factors and one's own successes to internal factors?

Actor-Observer Bias

Explanation

The tendency to attribute external factors to others' successes and internal factors to one's own successes.

#15

What concept, introduced by Erving Goffman, refers to the efforts individuals make to create and maintain a specific impression in the minds of others?

Dramaturgy

Explanation

The concept of shaping and maintaining a particular impression in the minds of others, as introduced by Erving Goffman.

#16

According to the social identity theory, what term describes the tendency to view one's own group as superior to others and actively promote its interests?

Ethnocentrism

Explanation

The inclination to see one's own social group as superior and actively advocate for its interests, as per social identity theory.

#17

According to the concept of self-disclosure, what term describes the process of revealing personal information to others in a gradual and reciprocal manner?

Social Penetration Theory

Explanation

The gradual and reciprocal disclosure of personal information to others, as per the concept of self-disclosure.

#18

What term describes the tendency to rely on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

Anchoring Bias

Explanation

The inclination to heavily rely on the initial information encountered when making decisions.

#19

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals tend to exert more effort when working in the presence of others compared to when working alone?

Social Facilitation

Explanation

The tendency for individuals to enhance their performance when working in the presence of others compared to individual efforts.

Social Dynamics and Perception in Interpersonal Encounters Quiz

Which theory suggests that individuals seek to minimize uncertainty and increase predictability in social situations?

What term describes the process by which individuals form opinions and make decisions based on the first information received about a person or situation?

Which term describes the tendency to believe that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are?

In social psychology, what term refers to the phenomenon where people tend to conform to the majority opinion or behavior in a group?

What term refers to the phenomenon where individuals tend to conform to a group's decision or opinion even if they disagree with it?

In the context of social perception, what is the term for the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors?

Which term refers to the tendency to favor individuals who belong to the same social group as oneself?

In the context of nonverbal communication, what term refers to the study of facial expressions, body movements, and gestures?

Which term describes the phenomenon where individuals in a group tend to exert less effort when working collectively compared to when working individually?

In the context of interpersonal communication, what term refers to the process of decoding and interpreting verbal messages?

Which theory suggests that individuals are motivated to maintain a balance between their cognitions and will change attitudes or beliefs to resolve inconsistencies?

Which term describes the tendency to attribute one's success to internal factors and failure to external factors?

According to social exchange theory, what is the central concept that individuals consider in social interactions?

Which psychological phenomenon involves the tendency to attribute others' successes to external factors and one's own successes to internal factors?

What concept, introduced by Erving Goffman, refers to the efforts individuals make to create and maintain a specific impression in the minds of others?

According to the social identity theory, what term describes the tendency to view one's own group as superior to others and actively promote its interests?

According to the concept of self-disclosure, what term describes the process of revealing personal information to others in a gradual and reciprocal manner?

What term describes the tendency to rely on the first piece of information encountered when making decisions?

What term describes the phenomenon where individuals tend to exert more effort when working in the presence of others compared to when working alone?

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