Exam 2: The Biology of Mind

Most cultures native to Asia, Africa, and Central and South America place a greater value on _____.

Isabel says "Even though 70 percent of marriages end in divorce, I know mine will be enduring joy." This is an example of _____.

A _____ study is one in which the same people are studied over an extended period of time.

In what type of culture would a threat to our personal identity most likely cause us to be more upset than a threat to our group identity?

Assuming that other people are as prejudiced against a certain group as we are can easily be explained by

Joe was delighted when his favorite team won the Super Bowl. After the winning touchdown was scored, he said "This has made my month and nothing is going to bring me down from this!" The next morning, however, his mood returned to normal. This is an example of

According to Woodzicka and LaFrance (2001), women reported that they would feel angry if asked sexually harassing questions during a job interview. When actually asked such questions, women more often experienced

Our sense of self-worth is also called our

In the context of impression management, self-monitoring involves

Deunoro believes that he has incredible academic abilities and that he would easily get a job when he completes college. He also believes that he would never remain unemployed based on his academic qualifications. This is an example of _____.

Kitayama and Markus (2000) found that, for American students, happiness comes from feeling

Giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications is the definition of

A sense that one is competent and effective refers to one's

Political liberals tend to be economic _______ and moral _______.

Jill just began a new relationship with Pete. Her last relationship ended after 6 months and she is strongly motivated to make this relationship last longer. In the context of predicting our behavior, who is most likely to make the best prediction of how long Jill's new relationship will last?

You just broke up with someone you had been dating for a few months. You are surprised at how upset you are over the breakup, given that the relationship was not that serious. This is an example of how people have difficulty predicting the

Our sense of self is often influenced by how we imagine important people in our lives perceive us. According to Charles Cooley and George Herbert, this is referred to as our

In the context of culture and self-esteem, self-esteem _____ among Japanese exchange students after spending 7 months at the University of British Columbia, suggesting that self-concepts become more individualized after visiting Western countries.

An implicit attitude can be changed with

Shenaz has her exams coming up the following day. Fearing failure, and worrying too much about her self-image among her friends, she decides to binge eat and drink the night before the exam. She knows that she always falls sick when she over eats and consumes excessive alcohol, but she believes that she could use her sickness as a valid excuse if she fails her exam. This is an example of _____.