The book we use in this class: Communication Pathways By: Joseph M. Valenzano III, Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, Erin S. Parcell
PTP 3 - Perception and Self / Chapter 3
Describe a time that you made some attributions, or assumptions, about the reasons that another person did something in which you later found out that you
were wrong. What type of attributions did you make, and what were those assumptions? What were some of the other factors that you later discovered were
influencing the situation? Why do you think you made a Fundamental Attribution Error in this situation?
Find a video clip from a movie or TV show that you enjoy (on YouTube, Netflix, Hulu, etc.) that shows a situation that illustrates all four areas of the
Johari window. Paste the link to the video clip or describe the timing of that clip here. Describe what is happening in the clip. What types of information
belong in each of the four areas of the Johari window for the person shown in the clip? Over the course of the show or film, does any of that information move
from one area to another?
Describe a time that you had to engage in image management. What type of face did you seek to create in this situation?
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