According to the Textbook, Research on Interpersonal Communication Began Contributing

question 8

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, research on interpersonal communication began contributing to the study of personal relationships in the:

• A) 1920s and 1930s.
• B) 1940s and l950s.
• C) 1960s and 1970s.
• D) l980s and 1990s.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Distortion

An error in how we interpret or understand sensory information, causing us to misjudge part of our environment or social interactions.

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in a person recalling information presented at the beginning of a list better than information in the middle or end.

Selective Attention

The cognitive process of focusing on a particular object, event, or process while ignoring others, in a limited capacity of awareness.

Contrast Effect

A cognitive bias where the difference between two things is exaggerated because they are compared directly to each other.