Question 1

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin. Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan. Mia and Mike named their son Mark. These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

Accepted Answer

A)  implicit egotism. 
B)  basking in reflected glory. 
C)  self-handicapping. 
D)  self-verification. 
A)  implicit egotism. 
B)  basking in reflected glory. 
C)  self-handicapping. 
D)  self-verification.

Question 2

When a person wants to be liked more than they want to be perceived as competent, which self-presentation strategy should be employed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Self-promotion 
C)  Self-verification 
D)  Self-monitoring 
A)  Ingratiation 
B)  Self-promotion 
C)  Self-verification 
D)  Self-monitoring

Question 3

Explain how the concepts of upward and downward social comparison can be applied to (a) recovery from serious medical illnesses and (b) successful aging.

Accepted Answer

Clearly, it helps to know that life coul

Question 4

Alex changes his behavior in response to self-presentation concerns and various situations, and thus, he is exhibiting a high level of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  self-complexity. 
C)  self-verification. 
D)  self-esteem. 
A)  self-monitoring. 
B)  self-complexity. 
C)  self-verification. 
D)  self-esteem.

Question 5

What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart palpitations 
B)  High blood pressure 
C)  Reduced blood glucose level 
D)  Headaches 
A)  Heart palpitations 
B)  High blood pressure 
C)  Reduced blood glucose level 
D)  Headaches

Question 6

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Accepted Answer

A)  specific part of our brain that detects how social others are feeling at any given time. 
B)  tool that measures one's level of social skill and uses that to predict social success in the workplace. 
C)  mechanism that helps us detect acceptance versus rejection and translate that perception into high- versus low self-esteem. 
D)  measure of self-esteem that is traditionally used in most research. 
A)  specific part of our brain that detects how social others are feeling at any given time. 
B)  tool that measures one's level of social skill and uses that to predict social success in the workplace. 
C)  mechanism that helps us detect acceptance versus rejection and translate that perception into high- versus low self-esteem. 
D)  measure of self-esteem that is traditionally used in most research.

Question 7

Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that people

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A)  are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact the happiness of others. 
B)  tend to underestimate the impact of future events on their own happiness. 
C)  are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact their own happiness. 
D)  tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their future responses to emotional events. 
A)  are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact the happiness of others. 
B)  tend to underestimate the impact of future events on their own happiness. 
C)  are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact their own happiness. 
D)  tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their future responses to emotional events.

Question 8

William Swann and others (2007) found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are likely to feel good about themselves. 
B)  They are likely to do well in school. 
C)  They are likely to outperform others in the specific situations for which they have high self-esteem. 
D)  They are likely to enjoy trying new things that are unrelated to the situations for which they have high self-esteem. 
A)  They are likely to feel good about themselves. 
B)  They are likely to do well in school. 
C)  They are likely to outperform others in the specific situations for which they have high self-esteem. 
D)  They are likely to enjoy trying new things that are unrelated to the situations for which they have high self-esteem.

Question 9

Someone victimized by a crime, disease, or other tragic life event is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  affiliate and compare themselves with others in the same situation. 
B)  affiliate and compare themselves with others who are worse off. 
C)  affiliate with others who are worse off but compare themselves to others in the same situation and have adjusted well. 
D)  affiliate with others who are in the same situation and have adjusted well but compare themselves to others who are worse off. 
A)  affiliate and compare themselves with others in the same situation. 
B)  affiliate and compare themselves with others who are worse off. 
C)  affiliate with others who are worse off but compare themselves to others in the same situation and have adjusted well. 
D)  affiliate with others who are in the same situation and have adjusted well but compare themselves to others who are worse off.

Question 10

While talking to a friend at a noisy party, Julianna stops in the middle of a sentence and turns her head. According to the cocktail party effect, what did she probably hear?

Accepted Answer

A)  A funny joke 
B)  Uninhibited behavior 
C)  Her name 
D)  Laughter 
A)  A funny joke 
B)  Uninhibited behavior 
C)  Her name 
D)  Laughter

Question 11

Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self." According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ought; frustration 
B)  ought; shame 
C)  ideal; superiority 
D)  ideal; hostility 
A)  ought; frustration 
B)  ought; shame 
C)  ideal; superiority 
D)  ideal; hostility

Question 12

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being ____, but the negative side of that is being ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  principled; stubborn 
B)  stubborn; principled 
C)  adaptive; fickle 
D)  fickle; adaptive 
A)  principled; stubborn 
B)  stubborn; principled 
C)  adaptive; fickle 
D)  fickle; adaptive

Question 13

Ingratiation refers to acts that are

Accepted Answer

A)  used to promote oneself to the world. 
B)  motivated by the desire to question those in authority. 
C)  motivated by the desire to get along with others. 
D)  used to embarrass competitors. 
A)  used to promote oneself to the world. 
B)  motivated by the desire to question those in authority. 
C)  motivated by the desire to get along with others. 
D)  used to embarrass competitors.

Question 14

Which of the "ABCs of the self" is reflected in how people regulate their own actions and present themselves to others according to interpersonal demands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affect 
B)  Culture 
C)  Behavior 
D)  Cognition 
A)  Affect 
B)  Culture 
C)  Behavior 
D)  Cognition

Question 15

People's recollection of a sequence of events that directly touched their lives is called

Accepted Answer

A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  the hindsight bias. 
C)  the distinctiveness effect. 
D)  autobiographical memory. 
A)  private self-consciousness. 
B)  the hindsight bias. 
C)  the distinctiveness effect. 
D)  autobiographical memory.

Question 16

What did Demiray and Janssen (2015) find when they asked adults between 18 and 80 years of age to report the most important events from their lives and to rate those memories in a number of different ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respondents felt psychologically closer to memories that were positive rather than negative. 
B)  Respondents did not remember the details of negative events that had occurred more than 5 or 10 years before they were asked. 
C)  Respondents felt psychologically closer to memories that were negative rather than positive. 
D)  Respondents did not remember the details of positive events that had occurred more than 5 or 10 years before they were asked. 
A)  Respondents felt psychologically closer to memories that were positive rather than negative. 
B)  Respondents did not remember the details of negative events that had occurred more than 5 or 10 years before they were asked. 
C)  Respondents felt psychologically closer to memories that were negative rather than positive. 
D)  Respondents did not remember the details of positive events that had occurred more than 5 or 10 years before they were asked.

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin. Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan. Mia and Mike named their son Mark. These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

When a person wants to be liked more than they want to be perceived as competent, which self-presentation strategy should be employed?

Explain how the concepts of upward and downward social comparison can be applied to (a) recovery from serious medical illnesses and (b) successful aging.

Alex changes his behavior in response to self-presentation concerns and various situations, and thus, he is exhibiting a high level of

What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that people

William Swann and others (2007) found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

Someone victimized by a crime, disease, or other tragic life event is likely to

While talking to a friend at a noisy party, Julianna stops in the middle of a sentence and turns her head. According to the cocktail party effect, what did she probably hear?

Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self." According to Higgins, discrepancies between the self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of .

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being , but the negative side of that is being .

Ingratiation refers to acts that are

Which of the "ABCs of the self" is reflected in how people regulate their own actions and present themselves to others according to interpersonal demands?

People's recollection of a sequence of events that directly touched their lives is called

What did Demiray and Janssen (2015) find when they asked adults between 18 and 80 years of age to report the most important events from their lives and to rate those memories in a number of different ways?

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters

Exam 3: The Social Self

Karen and Kolton named their son Kevin. Sarah and Sam named their daughter Susan. Mia and Mike named their son Mark. These naming patterns illustrate the phenomenon of

When a person wants to be liked more than they want to be perceived as competent, which self-presentation strategy should be employed?

Explain how the concepts of upward and downward social comparison can be applied to (a) recovery from serious medical illnesses and (b) successful aging.

Alex changes his behavior in response to self-presentation concerns and various situations, and thus, he is exhibiting a high level of

What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that people

William Swann and others (2007) found that people with specific domains of self-esteem benefit in what ways?

Someone victimized by a crime, disease, or other tragic life event is likely to

While talking to a friend at a noisy party, Julianna stops in the middle of a sentence and turns her head. According to the cocktail party effect, what did she probably hear?

Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self." According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____.

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being ____, but the negative side of that is being ____.

Ingratiation refers to acts that are

Which of the "ABCs of the self" is reflected in how people regulate their own actions and present themselves to others according to interpersonal demands?

People's recollection of a sequence of events that directly touched their lives is called

What did Demiray and Janssen (2015) find when they asked adults between 18 and 80 years of age to report the most important events from their lives and to rate those memories in a number of different ways?

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters

Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self." According to Higgins, discrepancies between the self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of .

The positive side of low self-monitoring is being , but the negative side of that is being .