Exam 3: The Social Self

Jasper is feeling guilty and ashamed because he did not help his mother paint the house. Jasper is most likely suffering from a discrepancy between what two aspects of the self?

According to Festinger, social comparison is less likely to occur

In terms of autobiographical memory, to what does the phrase "reminiscence bump" refer?

A person's spontaneous self-description can often be changed by an alteration of that person's

According to research by Nisbett and Wilson (1977), introspection is not always valid because

D'Brickashaw is the only man and the only African American enrolled in a women's studies seminar. McGuire's work on spontaneous self-descriptions suggests that compared to other contexts, in this specific situation, D'Brickashaw will be more likely to mention his ____ in his self-description.

Cross-cultural research indicates that North Americans are more likely than Asians to

When people are prompted to recall their own experiences, they typically report more events from the recent than from the distant past. Describe the two consistent exceptions to this rule.

The "ABCs of the self" refer to affect, behavior, and cognition. Which of these three concepts is most relevant to the idea of self-esteem?

When a person's facial expression affects his or her subjective experience of emotion, it is known as the facial _____ hypothesis.

According to self-discrepancy theory, any mismatch between your actual self and your ideal self will result in

On his first day of class, Professor Saccamano thinks he is nervous because his blood pressure is up and his hands are shaking. He continues to feel this way, however, before every class meeting of the semester, and eventually realizes that his arousal is due to the five flights of stairs he must climb up to the classroom. Which theory best explains his misattribution?

Discuss the relationship between self-presentation and self-monitoring.

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, the emotional state of people is

Taylor and Brown (1988) suggest that people are more likely to have realistic views of themselves when they are

Research on positive illusions shows that they

When Maria, a Latin American student, is asked to describe herself in one word during her college interview, she wants to truly express her Latina culture. Which characteristic is she most likely to emphasize?

When Gallup (1977) placed different species of animals in front of a mirror, it was only the great apes who

Jason fills out an application for college with the grades he remembered getting throughout high school. While reviewing the application with a guidance counselor, the counselor points out that Jason seems to have inflated a few of his lower grades. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for Jason's behavior?

According to many researchers, self-recognition among great apes and human infants