Perceptual Errors

Stereotyping is:

• assuming that because a person has one trait, he/she automatically has other traits

• making a prophecy, which then comes true

• assuming that a person automatically has a number of attributes because he/she is a member of a particular group (e.g. male or female, British or a foreigner)

• a sign of prejudice

An Individual’s ___________ consists of emotional, physical & psychological characteristics.

• Perception

• Motivation

• Personality

• Interpretation

The tendency to attribute the actions of a person we are observing to their disposition, rather than to situational variables, is termed

• attribution bias

• dispositional attribution error

• fundamental attribution error

• dispositional bias

Persons who attribute much of the cause of what happens to them to control from within themselves are said to have ______

• an internal locus of control

• an external locus of control

• both external and internal locus of control

• none of external and internal locus of control

Reema is a very intelligent girl, I bet she's really nice too. This is an example of

• the halo effect

• the horn effect

• stereotyping

• fundamental attribution error

Danielle is really mean, but what can you expect from someone with that much money? This is an example of

• attribution

• self-serving bias

• halo effect

• stereotyping

Which of the following is an example of the halo effect?

• A manager receives a new temporary employee who is African American. She automatically assumes the employee will be an underperformer due to his race.

• A lecturer shows up early and professional dressed to present to a class at the university. The professor knows she will be worth the money to have her enlighten the MBA students.

• A team lead is interviewing a candidate who is extremely beautiful. He just knows that she will be the right fit for the company and a great addition to his team.

• A manager is reviewing applicants for a job opening. He turns down one of the candidates after viewing her Facebook page and sees that she recently married another woman.

How organizations overcome perception bias?

• By using stereotype methodology

• by ignoring diversity

• by hiring people from a selective group

• By awareness training and following diversity management

What do we call the tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition?

• selective perception

• fundamental attribution error

• self-serving bias

• stereotyping

The self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute positive outcomes to our internal or personal factors and negative outcomes to _____.

• opportunity

• situation

• history

• internal influences