Exam 3: The Social Self

Following a mass shooting event, most people are confronted with the reality that their safety cannot be guaranteed, and that their own death at any moment is quite possible. According to terror management theory, which individual below will feel the least anxious in response to this sort of confrontation?

Hideo tends to be very hard on himself, thinking he doesn't live up to his goals, but when drunk, he usually feels a lot better about himself. Hideo is probably experiencing

Seven-year-old Eli loves to draw and is quite talented. When his grandfather comes over for dinner, Eli draws a beautiful picture and presents it as a gift to Grandpa. "Well isn't that beautiful? How about if I give you a quarter for this wonderful drawing?", Grandpa asks. Eli's parents don't interfere, but they frown at the idea that Eli is getting a reward for doing something that he loves to do. Which social psychology concept is at the heart of the parents' discomfort?

Research indicates that people with high self-esteem tend to seek out partners who view them positively. Such a finding is an example of

Zajonc (1993) argued that smiling leads to an increase in positive emotions through

Marcia is unsure about whether Jan is her best friend. She thinks about how many times she has listened to Jan complain about her boyfriend, helped Jan study for difficult exams, and brought soup to Jan when she was sick. Marcia realizes that she, herself, calls or visits Jan almost every night. After thinking about all this, Marcia concludes that Jan must be her best friend. This conclusion is based on a process described by ____ theory.

Low self-esteem is not associated with

When a person is asked to meditate, the advice is to derive self-knowledge from

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?

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

The cocktail party effect refers to the tendency for people to

April was born and raised in an Eastern culture. She is more likely than people raised in Western cultures to

Higher levels of self-awareness often

Which statement about ironic processes of mental self-control is false ?

Kirk, a college student, does not consider his body weight an important part of his life. Despite seeing his friends maintaining healthy diets and sweating it out at the gym, Kirk remains unaffected by these influences. In the context of the self, Kirk is _____ about his weight.

A highly religious person who is primed to think about God will

The type of self-presentational strategy that describes acts motivated to establish one's competence is

Josephine bought her six-year-old nephew, Joseph, a new set of paints for his birthday. Hoping to encourage the little artist, Josephine promised Joseph one dollar for every painting. Joseph thinks that is quite a lot of money. According to research by Lepper and colleagues (1973) on overjustification effects, which of the following is most likely to occur?

According to the two-factor theory of emotion, emotional experience

Which question is most relevant to the concept of affective forecasting?