Exam 3: The-Self

Oscar, a student teacher, has completed his first week of teaching middle school mathematics. He received positive feedback from his supervising teachers, and his students are also happy. However, one supervisor made a few sarcastic comments on his teaching methods. Oscar is disturbed by the comments, but his peers advise him not to hinge the analysis of his performance on the negative comments of just one supervisor. Instead, they urge him to consider the collective positive feedback he has received from all the other people involved. According to Mead's theory, Oscar is told to focus on _____.

Research suggests that our memory for personal events, important moments in our lives, as well as day-to-day events, is ____.

The two main advantages of high self-esteem are ____.

In the 1980s, there was an antidrug television commercial that showed a businessman in a seedy public restroom getting ready to snort cocaine. The man drops the cocaine on the floor and needs to bend down to try to retrieve it. He then catches a glimpse of himself in the restroom mirror, and appears-having seen himself in this act-to feel suddenly shocked by himself, and ashamed of what he is doing. Seeing himself in the mirror seems to heighten the man's ____.

When people engage in self-handicapping, their behavior is MOSTLY driven by the ____.

A politician made comments about rape and argued that when it resulted in the birth of a child, rape could have positive outcomes. People wondered if this politician had any idea how such comments would be perceived. In social psychological terms, the politician seems to have low _____.

The sociometer theory of self-esteem suggests that personal self-esteem ____.

Research on self-esteem in the United States indicates that ____.

When people make self-enhancing claims about themselves, they will ____.

Mental tricks that people use to help themselves believe things that are false are called ____.

A culture that emphasizes public behavior and commitment is most likely to ____.

For the study regarding how young men were affected by sexy car ads, which of the following statements is true? .

The self-enhancement motive has an especially strong ____ appeal.

Which motive emerges as the weakest motive when conflicts arise between the self-enhancement motive, the appraisal motive, and the consistency motive?

Ann has taken Spanish courses for many years and is almost fluent. However, she recently enrolled in an introductory Spanish course because she loves the feeling of being the smartest person in the room and getting scores of 100%. According to this scenario, Ann is most likely to be driven by a(n)____.

Someone has the roles of policeman, brother, husband, and father. These roles correspond to his ____.

Given the research on positive illusions, which of the following is probably FALSE?

The thought processes of normal people are characterized by overestimating their good qualities and their perceived control over events, and unrealistic optimism. These thought processes are called ________________.

Which specific part of the self enables decision-making?

Compared to other people, narcissists ____.