TFY - Chapter 7 - Evaluations - Exercise

“TFY”: Chapter 7 – Evaluations – Exercise

Exercise – Page 201 – Expectations Influence Evaluation:
1. Neither the liquid nor the taste buds of the person changed. How can you explain what happened?
The person was expecting to drink orange juice. His mind and taste buds were expecting the taste of orange juice, so when it was not OJ, he immediately thought that it was bad OJ. He did not assume it may be another flavor of juice.

2. What information was missing in the first evaluation?
The man did not look to see if the orange container in the freezer was actually orange juice. He just assumed it was due to the container being orange in color.

3. Describe an instance in which expectations influenced your perceptions and evaluations.
I have had a similar experience to this one regarding beverages. I once was expecting to drink 7-Up, when the cup really contained water. It was a very surprising shock to get plain water when my mind and taste buds were expecting carbonation.



Exercise – Page 202 – Word Connotations:
1. Show how the connotations of the following words differ by writing a plus or minus beside each word that carries either a positive or a negative connotation. Then answer the questions that follow either in writing or with your neighbor in class.
Girl + Guy + Dismissed - CEO + Alcoholic –
Chick + Dude + Kiss-Off - Boss + Dipso –
Slut - Stud + Abandoned - Honcho - Drunkard –

2. What kind of differences lie in the meanings of the words within each set of three?
I see that some sets of three have different words that are talking about the same thing, but have different meaning; some with bad meaning. For example, there is girl, chick and slut. I don’t really see girl or chick as being negative, but slut is a negative word. While other sets of three seem to hold the same meaning, just with the use of different words. For example, alcoholic, dipso and drunkard all mean pretty much the same thing and they are all negative words.

3. If you call me “a flake,” does that mean that I am, in fact, “a flake” or does it simply mean you see me in a negative light?
I think that it means you see me in a negative light. Saying someone is a flake is a matter of opinion. So that person has a negative opinion about you.