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| I. Understand how self-presentations can be consciously or unconsciously constructed. |
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| II. Describe seven strategies for strategic self-presentation and give examples of each. |
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| III. Understand causes of embarrassment and the use of making excuses. |
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| IV. Define self-handicapping, and distinguish between two types of self-handicapping. |
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| V. Define the concept of self-monitoring, and explain how it differs from public self-consciousness. |
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| VI. List and summarize the types of social information communicated via the various channels of nonverbal behavior. |
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| VII. Understand the process and role of non-conscious mimicry. |
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| VIII. Summarize the findings regarding culture, gender, and personality on nonverbal behavior. |
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| IX. List and describe the various theories that seek to explain how we form impressions of personality. |
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| X. List and describe the various biasing factors that influence the process of personality judgment. |
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| XI. Define the attribution process, and explain when we are most likely to make attributions. |
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| XII. Contrast the covariation model of attribution with the theory of correspondent inference. |
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| XIII. List and describe three major biases in the attribution process, and offer examples of each and the purposes they fulfill. |
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| XIV. Understand the relationship between effortful versus effortless attributional processes. |
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| XV. Explain the differences between individualist and collectivist patterns for attributing causes for behaviors. |