Exam 5: The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

According to social-psychological research on gender differences in the definition of self, which person below is least typical of his or her gender?

Which of the following statements about cultural influences on impression management is false?

Which of the following situations best exemplifies the misattribution of arousal?

Who is likely to feel best about herself?

Why, when we introspect about the reasons underlying our attitudes or feelings, do we believe the explanations we arrive at seem reasonable?

Schachter's (1964) two-factor theory of emotion suggests that we first experience ________ and then subsequently seek to ________.

According to the text, self-perception theory is most closely related to which other theory in social psychology?

According to the authors of your text, feelings like love or sadness are often difficult to explain because

Consider the following self-description: "It's important to me to make others happy. I work hard to cooperate with others, and seldom get into arguments. My friends are more important to me than my professional success." A(n) ________ is most likely to have provided such a self-description.

Upward social comparison is to ________ as downward social comparison is to ________.

Intrinsic motivation is to ________ as extrinsic motivation is to ________.

According to the tenets of self-perception theory, which of the following audience members would report that he or she really loved the taping of The Late Show with David Letterman?

Who most likely believes a causal theory?

Singelis (1994) administered his independence and interdependence questionnaire to students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He found that Asian-American students agreed more with such statements as "It is important to me to respect decisions made by the group" and "My happiness depends on the happiness of those around me" than did Caucasian-American students. These findings suggest that

Describe what a fixed versus a growth mindset is. Which mindset is more likely to lead to subsequent success after a failure experience? Why?

Based on information presented in the textbook, what childhood activities foster development of relational interdependence for females?

Considering the research on reasons-generated attitude change, in which case would you expect the greatest consistency between the person's attitude and their future behavior?

Which is the best metaphor for the self-regulatory resource model?

Just before an exam, your friend Marc turns to you and says "Man, I'm so tired! I partied until four in the morning." Marc is engaging in what type of self-presentation?

Earl wants to understand his self-concept better, so he sits quietly by himself and thinks about who he is and what his values and attitudes are. What is Earl engaging in?