When Your Friend Silently Makes Faces at You During a Class

question 3

Multiple Choice

When your friend silently makes faces at you during a class lecture, the channel of communication is primarily

• A) gestures.
• B) verbal.
• C) fluent.
• D) encoded.

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Definitions:

Social Stereotypes

Overgeneralized beliefs about a particular group of people that simplifies complex human behaviors and characteristics.

Prototypes

Representative examples of a category or class that encapsulate the most characteristic features of that category, used in cognitive processing to recognize and categorize objects or concepts.

Social Groups

A collection of individuals who interact with each other, share similar characteristics, and collectively have a sense of unity or identity.

Cognitive Algebra

An approach in psychology that considers how individuals mentally combine various factors to form judgments or decisions.