Question 1

Developmental psychologists have shown that children begin to recognize their own image in a mirror between

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A) 18 and 24 months of age. 
B) 12 and 18 months of age. 
C) 6 and 12 months of age. 
D) 0 and 6 months of age. 
A) 18 and 24 months of age. 
B) 12 and 18 months of age. 
C) 6 and 12 months of age. 
D) 0 and 6 months of age.

Question 2

According to the two-factor theory of emotion,social context most directly affects

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A) facial expressions of emotion. 
B) the physiological component of emotion. 
C) the cognitive interpretation of emotion. 
D) the self-verification of emotion. 
A) facial expressions of emotion. 
B) the physiological component of emotion. 
C) the cognitive interpretation of emotion. 
D) the self-verification of emotion.

Question 3

According to the looking-glass model of self-concept development,the self-concept develops

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A) quickly,but is quite fragile and subject to change. 
B) from the way one is viewed by others. 
C) slowly,reaching its complete form only in old age. 
D) from one's physical appearance. 
A) quickly,but is quite fragile and subject to change. 
B) from the way one is viewed by others. 
C) slowly,reaching its complete form only in old age. 
D) from one's physical appearance.

Question 4

William Swann and others (2007)found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

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A) They are likely to feel good about themselves. 
B) They are likely to do well in school. 
C) They are likely to outperform others in the specific situations for which they have high self-esteem. 
D) They are likely to enjoy trying new things that are unrelated to the situations for which they have high self- esteem. 
A) They are likely to feel good about themselves. 
B) They are likely to do well in school. 
C) They are likely to outperform others in the specific situations for which they have high self-esteem. 
D) They are likely to enjoy trying new things that are unrelated to the situations for which they have high self- esteem.

Question 5

The cocktail party effect refers to the tendency for people to

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A) become more self-conscious in large groups. 
B) get nervous in social settings and forget the names of strangers. 
C) hear the mention of their own name even from across a loud and crowded room. 
D) become more focused on self-presentational concerns in group settings. 
A) become more self-conscious in large groups. 
B) get nervous in social settings and forget the names of strangers. 
C) hear the mention of their own name even from across a loud and crowded room. 
D) become more focused on self-presentational concerns in group settings.

Question 6

A husband and wife are asked to estimate how much each of them contributes to the household chores.Based on the research concerning autobiographical memory,which pattern of results is most probable?

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A) husband 50%,wife 50% 
B) husband 50%,wife 70% 
C) husband 70%,wife 50% 
D) husband 70%,wife 70% 
A) husband 50%,wife 50% 
B) husband 50%,wife 70% 
C) husband 70%,wife 50% 
D) husband 70%,wife 70%

Question 7

Research by Kim and Markus (1999)shows that people from individualist versus collectivist cultures tend to prefer

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A) uniqueness and similarity,respectively,in all domains. 
B) uniqueness and similarity,respectively,only in self-related domains. 
C) similarity and uniqueness,respectively,in all domains. 
D) similarity and uniqueness,respectively,only in self-related domains. 
A) uniqueness and similarity,respectively,in all domains. 
B) uniqueness and similarity,respectively,only in self-related domains. 
C) similarity and uniqueness,respectively,in all domains. 
D) similarity and uniqueness,respectively,only in self-related domains.

Question 8

Which author of Strangers to Ourselves argued that introspection does not provide a direct pipeline to self- knowledge?

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A) Nisbett 
B) Chappie 
C) Sacks 
D) Wilson 
A) Nisbett 
B) Chappie 
C) Sacks 
D) Wilson

Question 9

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being______________,but the negative side of that is being______________.

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A) principled;stubborn 
B) stubborn;principled 
C) adaptive;fickle 
D) fickle;adaptive 
A) principled;stubborn 
B) stubborn;principled 
C) adaptive;fickle 
D) fickle;adaptive

Question 10

According to Markus and Kitayama (1991),people from collectivist cultures are more likely than those from individualist cultures to

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A) derive satisfaction from personal achievement. 
B) see themselves as less similar to others. 
C) take personal credit for their successes. 
D) underestimate their contributions to a team effort. 
A) derive satisfaction from personal achievement. 
B) see themselves as less similar to others. 
C) take personal credit for their successes. 
D) underestimate their contributions to a team effort.

Question 11

Research has consistently demonstrated that when it comes to perceptions of the self,people have a tendency to

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A) underestimate their intellectual and social abilities. 
B) rate negative traits as more self-descriptive than positive ones. 
C) exaggerate their control over life events. 
D) rate themselves less positively than others rate them. 
A) underestimate their intellectual and social abilities. 
B) rate negative traits as more self-descriptive than positive ones. 
C) exaggerate their control over life events. 
D) rate themselves less positively than others rate them.

Question 12

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to,Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is____________________________probably

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A) high in private self-consciousness. 
B) high in public self-consciousness. 
C) low in self-monitoring. 
D) low in self-handicapping. 
A) high in private self-consciousness. 
B) high in public self-consciousness. 
C) low in self-monitoring. 
D) low in self-handicapping.

Question 13

Consuela has high self-esteem.She is likely to do all of the following except

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A) persist longer at difficult tasks. 
B) expect to succeed. 
C) blame herself if she fails. 
D) sleep better at night. 
A) persist longer at difficult tasks. 
B) expect to succeed. 
C) blame herself if she fails. 
D) sleep better at night.

Question 14

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin.Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan.Mia and Mike named their son Mark.These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

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A) implicit egotism. 
B) basking in reflected glory. 
C) self-handicapping. 
D) self-verification. 
A) implicit egotism. 
B) basking in reflected glory. 
C) self-handicapping. 
D) self-verification.

Question 15

Goldstein and Cialdini's 2007 study on vicarious self-perception demonstrated that

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A) people only pay attention to their self-perception when in the presence of those who they perceive as similar to them. 
B) people lose their sense of self when observing the behavior of someone with whom they identify. 
C) people's self-perceptions are not affected by others' actions. 
D) people sometimes infer something about themselves by observing the behavior of those who they believe to be biologically similar to them. 
A) people only pay attention to their self-perception when in the presence of those who they perceive as similar to them. 
B) people lose their sense of self when observing the behavior of someone with whom they identify. 
C) people's self-perceptions are not affected by others' actions. 
D) people sometimes infer something about themselves by observing the behavior of those who they believe to be biologically similar to them.

Question 16

Introspection______________and self-perception theory make______________predictions about the extent to which people can know themselves.

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A) accurate 
B) the same 
C) consonant 
D) conflicting 
A) accurate 
B) the same 
C) consonant 
D) conflicting

Question 17

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be______________than is an individual who does not.

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A)  a high self-monitor 
B) more introspective 
C) a low self-monitor 
D) schematic with regard to many aspects of the self-concept 
A)  a high self-monitor 
B) more introspective 
C) a low self-monitor 
D) schematic with regard to many aspects of the self-concept

Question 18

The theory that humans cope with the fear of their own death by constructing worldviews that help to preserve their self-esteem is called

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A) self-awareness theory. 
B) terror management theory. 
C) self-perception theory. 
D) affective forecasting. 
A) self-awareness theory. 
B) terror management theory. 
C) self-perception theory. 
D) affective forecasting.

Question 19

Anquan is frustrated by the incompetence of his professor during class today,and it takes a great deal of effort for him to refrain from standing up during the lecture to tell her she does not know what she is talking about.According to Muraven and Baumeister's (2000)theory of self-control,which of the following outcomes is most likely to occur?

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A) When he gets back to his dorm after class,Anquan eats an entire pint of cookie dough ice cream. 
B) Next week,he has an even tougher time sitting quietly through lecture. 
C) When he goes to the gym after class,he is able to stay on the elliptical machine for 20 minutes longer than he ever has before. 
D) He decides to work even harder in the course and winds up earning a final grade of A+. 
A) When he gets back to his dorm after class,Anquan eats an entire pint of cookie dough ice cream. 
B) Next week,he has an even tougher time sitting quietly through lecture. 
C) When he goes to the gym after class,he is able to stay on the elliptical machine for 20 minutes longer than he ever has before. 
D) He decides to work even harder in the course and winds up earning a final grade of A+.

Question 20

Prior to the championship basketball game,Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks,that their opponent has had an undefeated season,and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph.Jocelyn is engaging in

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A) sandbagging. 
B) implicit egoism. 
C) downward social comparison. 
D) cutting off reflected failure. 
A) sandbagging. 
B) implicit egoism. 
C) downward social comparison. 
D) cutting off reflected failure.

Developmental psychologists have shown that children begin to recognize their own image in a mirror between

According to the two-factor theory of emotion,social context most directly affects

According to the looking-glass model of self-concept development,the self-concept develops

William Swann and others (2007)found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

The cocktail party effect refers to the tendency for people to

A husband and wife are asked to estimate how much each of them contributes to the household chores.Based on the research concerning autobiographical memory,which pattern of results is most probable?

Research by Kim and Markus (1999)shows that people from individualist versus collectivist cultures tend to prefer

Which author of Strangers to Ourselves argued that introspection does not provide a direct pipeline to self- knowledge?

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being,but the negative side of that is being.

According to Markus and Kitayama (1991),people from collectivist cultures are more likely than those from individualist cultures to

Research has consistently demonstrated that when it comes to perceptions of the self,people have a tendency to

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to,Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is____________________________probably

Consuela has high self-esteem.She is likely to do all of the following except

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin.Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan.Mia and Mike named their son Mark.These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

Goldstein and Cialdini's 2007 study on vicarious self-perception demonstrated that

Introspectionand self-perception theory makepredictions about the extent to which people can know themselves.

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be______________than is an individual who does not.

The theory that humans cope with the fear of their own death by constructing worldviews that help to preserve their self-esteem is called

Prior to the championship basketball game,Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks,that their opponent has had an undefeated season,and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph.Jocelyn is engaging in

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

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Exam 3: The Social Self

Developmental psychologists have shown that children begin to recognize their own image in a mirror between

According to the two-factor theory of emotion,social context most directly affects

According to the looking-glass model of self-concept development,the self-concept develops

William Swann and others (2007)found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

The cocktail party effect refers to the tendency for people to

A husband and wife are asked to estimate how much each of them contributes to the household chores.Based on the research concerning autobiographical memory,which pattern of results is most probable?

Research by Kim and Markus (1999)shows that people from individualist versus collectivist cultures tend to prefer

Which author of Strangers to Ourselves argued that introspection does not provide a direct pipeline to self- knowledge?

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being______________,but the negative side of that is being______________.

According to Markus and Kitayama (1991),people from collectivist cultures are more likely than those from individualist cultures to

Research has consistently demonstrated that when it comes to perceptions of the self,people have a tendency to

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to,Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is____________________________probably

Consuela has high self-esteem.She is likely to do all of the following except

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin.Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan.Mia and Mike named their son Mark.These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

Goldstein and Cialdini's 2007 study on vicarious self-perception demonstrated that

Introspection______________and self-perception theory make______________predictions about the extent to which people can know themselves.

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be______________than is an individual who does not.

The theory that humans cope with the fear of their own death by constructing worldviews that help to preserve their self-esteem is called

Prior to the championship basketball game,Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks,that their opponent has had an undefeated season,and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph.Jocelyn is engaging in

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being,but the negative side of that is being.

Introspectionand self-perception theory makepredictions about the extent to which people can know themselves.