Across
- 1. the object being perceived
- 4. a type of bias where there is a tendency to base judgments on information that is readily available to the decision-maker.
- 5. the process by which individuals organize and interpret their sensory impressions in order to give meaning to their environment.
- 8. a general pattern or tendency to think a certain way. It is essentially a quick route our brains can use in order to make decisions quickly.
- 9. the context in which a perception is made
- 10. a type of bias that occurs when overestimating the probability of being correct.
- 11. __________ effect refers to drawing an overall impression based on a single characteristic, such as intelligence, sociability, or appearance.
- 13. a type of bias that occurs when information that agrees with preconceived views is accepted at face value, while other information is criticized skeptically.
- 14. ___________perception allows us to “speed-read” others
Down
- 2. a type of bias that occurs when a person fixates on initial information and fails to adequately adjust for subsequent information.
- 3. an individual who reports unethical or illegal practices by their employer to outsiders
- 6. in the attribution theory __________refers to whether an individual displays different behaviours in different situations.
- 7. ______ perception are the perceptions people form about each other.
- 9. judging an individual based on the perception of a group to which the target belongs.
- 12. in the attribution theory __________refers to when everyone who faces a similar situation responds in the same way.
- 15. ______ effect happens when other persons we have recently encountered influence our reaction to a person.