Chapter 2 vocabulary quiz The audience will be quized on vocabulary used in the presentation about perception. ashley_kunde published on February 17, 2013 Stacked 1/5 What word is the mental image you have about your skills, abilities, knowledge competence, and personality. Self- concept Self- monitoring Perception 2/5 What is it called when we are prone to pay attention to messages that reinforce our current self-image, where as messages that contradict this image my not register? Attributions Prejudice Filtering messages 3/5 True or false: As humans, we strive to copy the characteristics or behaviors of the characters portrayed as perfect? Type answer. Hint: 4 characters 4/5 How do we improve the accuracy of social perceptions? Hint: 2 choices Question the accuracy of your perception Always attribute someone's bad behavior to something in their control Seek more information to verify your perceptions 5/5 Incongruence is... A negative action toward a social group or its members. The gap between our innacurate self-perception and reality. The type of person we want to be.