Exam 3: The-Self

Rachel's husband is arrested for alcohol-fueled domestic violence. Rachel wonders what her co-workers will think of her now. Will they see her as a bad wife or a weak woman? She feels ashamed at the thought of facing her co-workers. Rachel's thought processes illustrate the concept of ____.

In the late 1500s, a Hungarian nobleman was attacked at his small castle by a force of almost 100,000 soldiers. When he realized that his castle would soon be conquered, he didn't attempt to flee. Instead, he put on his wedding suit, hung a heavy gold chain around his neck, and stuffed his pockets full of gold coins. He then flung open the castle doors and led his remaining troops into a suicide charge right into the heart of the Turkish army. This example shows that ____.

____ tends to make people more aware of positive, culturally desirable standards and tends to make them try harder to behave in positive, culturally desirable ways.

A person's _____ reflects the interaction between individuals and the cultural system.

The self appears at the interface between ____ and ____ to which the person belongs.

Which of the following scenarios is the best example of self-handicapping?

Consider the following passage from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer : "There are wealthy gentlemen in England who drive four-horse passenger coaches twenty or thirty miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service that would turn it into work then they would resign." This passage illustrates ____.

Jason belongs to a conservative religious family, and strongly feels that homosexuality is wrong and immoral, although he has never met a homosexual person. After arriving at college, he meets lots of new friends, a few of whom are homosexual. Jason finds that he really enjoys spending time with them. When he is about to graduate, Jason feels that homosexuality cannot be wrong because some of his closest friends are gay and he realizes that they are not immoral. Which of the following concepts can BEST explain Jason's change in attitude about homosexuality?

Faith grew up in Miami, had a pet as a child, is an excellent pinball player, and sometimes drinks too much at parties. In order to keep her positive illusions intact, which of the following statements is she most likely to believe?

Horatio is taking practice LSAT exams based on actual ones. He attempts to solve the questions within the allotted time limits and doesn't cheat by looking at the answers beforehand. He wants to assess his current level of preparedness to determine how much more work to put in. In this scenario, Horatio is most likely driven by a(n)____.

Research suggests that the most effective way to change one's self-concept is by ____.

Which of the three motives emerges as the strongest when conflicts arise between the self-enhancement motive, the appraisal motive, and the consistency motive?

People try to make impressions on others by explicitly telling other people things about themselves ("I have a lot of experience with this"), by wearing certain brands (e.g., Birkenstock, Nike, Prada), and by using certain body language (e.g., strutting or crossing one's legs). These are all examples of ____.

Pamela is participating in a study where she has to rate how desirable each person in her class is as a friendship partner. The study is most likely to employ some type of ________________ theory.

Vanessa has an important presentation at work, but she fears that she will do a poor job due to her stage fright. The evening before the presentation, she goes to a bar with her friends and spends the entire night there. She now has a severe hangover during the morning of the presentation. Social psychologists refer to Vanessa's behavior as ____.

In cultures that emphasize ____, the actual wedding ceremony and its legal or religious significance are secondary.

Jonah, a 19-year-old college sophomore, has mild autism spectrum disorder and is acutely aware of the ways in which he is different from others-socially, emotionally, and intellectually. Jonah has a(n)____.

Chinese officials successfully brainwashed American prisoners during the Korean War, such that their self-concepts and American identities changed. One of the main reasons the Chinese were successful was that they ____.

The process by which one controls and modifies the self is known as ____.

People with low self-esteem are MORE likely to focus on ____ than on self-enhancement.