Which of the Following Is a Basic Principle Involved in Person

question 441

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a basic principle involved in person perception?

• A) Your reactions to others are determined by your perception of them, not by who or what they "really" are.
• B) In every situation, you evaluate people partly in terms of how you expect them to react in that situation.
• C) Your self-perception influences how you perceive others and how you act on your perceptions.
• D) All of these are involved in person perception.

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Definitions:

Encoding Failure

A situation where information does not enter the brain's long-term memory and hence cannot be recalled later.

Implicit Memory

Implicit memory refers to the unconscious retention of information, which influences behavior without conscious recollection.

Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve

A hypothesis that describes the decrease in ability of the brain to retain memory over time, where memories are lost exponentially with time.

Implicit Memory

A type of long-term memory that enables us to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.