Chapter 4 Vocab Crossword

Physically observable qualities of a thing or situation
Involve our attaching meaning to first-order things or situations
The first step in perception
Determination of causes and effects in a series of interactions
The raw sense data we perceive can be organized in more than one way
Attaching meaning to sense of data
The process by which communicators influence each others perception
The stories we use to describe our personal worlds
Description of how a person's position in society shapes her or his view of society in general and of individuals
Refers to the social and psychological dimensions of masculine and feminine behavior
A person with relatively equal masculine and feminine characteristics
Describe the process of attaching meaning to behavior
Exaggerated beliefs associated with a categorizing system
Our tendency to pay more attention to and better recall things that happen first in a sequence
Tendency to form an overall positive impression of a person on the basis of one positive characteristic
Occurs when a negative appraisal adversely influences the perceptions that follow
Seeking out and organizing impressions to support that opinion
The tendency to give more weight to personal qualities than to the situation when making attributions
When we perform poorly, we usually blame external forces and we credit ourselves rather than the situation when we behave well
A better way to review your assumptions and to share your interpretations
The ability to recreate another person's perspective, to experience the world from his or her point of view