Exam 2: Exploring Self-Awareness and Communication

A social construction that encompasses biological sex, psychological characteristics, attitudes about the sexes, and sexual orientation is known as _____.

_____ refers to the act of receiving stimuli in your environment.

Describe the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Your interior identity is one way to describe your _____.

Athena thinks that killing animals for food is morally wrong. Athena's convictions would be which of the following?

Asking someone else whether your interpretations of what you perceive are correct is an example of _____.

Andrew had plans to be married by the age of 25; however, he turned 30 and was still unmarried. He concluded that he was incapable of maintaining a healthy relationship. Andrew's self-esteem was impacted by which of the following?

What occurs during the interpretation stage of the perception process?

Larry grew up in a family in which his mother and father were constantly fighting and insulting each other. Their divorce was especially messy and mean. The poor quality of their relationship caused Larry to avoid commitment in a loving relationship for many years. Larry finally decides that he can no longer allow his feelings about love and marriage to be colored by his parents' failures. Which technique for improving self-esteem did Larry use?

According to William James, the "spiritual self" is not dependent on what you own or who you talk with.

_____ is a technique where you imagine that you are performing an assigned task in a particular and positive way.

Your self-concept is an objective description of who you think you are.

Symbolic self-awareness is the unique human ability to develop a representation of one's self and communicate that representation to others through language.

Maya believes she will make new friends in college and her predictions come true. This is an example of reframing.

Mallory has accepted a new job as a marketing coordinator at a Fortune 500 company. She wants to make a good impression and hopes to fit in quickly with the culture of the company. Discuss ways Mallory can use the perception process to achieve her goals.

Juan has recently noticed that when he works on the group project, other members dismiss his suggestions. He has no idea how to go about getting them to listen to his ideas. The communication skill framework would place Juan at the level of _____.

Jackie assumed the young man waiting in the hallway was her next student coming in for counseling because he was holding the textbook for her class and appeared nervous. She has classified this individual by using _____.

Identify and give an example of attitudes, beliefs and values.

Conscious competence occurs when we are aware that we know or can do something, but it has not yet become an integrated habit.

Jenny sees herself as a caring person. She communicates this perception of herself to a career counselor and the counselor recommends that she enter the field of nursing. Jenny's interaction with the counselor demonstrates her _____.