Exam 3: The Social Self

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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?

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According to the looking-glass model of self-concept development, the self-concept develops

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Which of the following is a reason for the impact bias?

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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

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

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The two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience

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According to theories regarding self-perception of emotions, what would be the likely effect of sitting at your desk slumped over in the chair with a bowed head?

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Herman remembers exactly what he was doing and where he was when he first heard about the September 11ᵗʰ terrorist attacks.Brown and Kulik (1977)would refer to this vivid image as

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Which of the following does not appear to be associated with low self-esteem?

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SOKA stands for

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The need for positive self-regard is _____; the drive toward self-enhancement is _____.

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Erving Goffman (1959)argued that life was much like a theater and that people act out various roles.Goffman's ideas are clearly evident in the social psychological study of

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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.

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Prior to the championship basketball game, Jocelyn reminds everyone that she really isn't as good a player as everyone thinks, that their opponent has had an undefeated season, and that it is unlikely she and her teammates will triumph.Jocelyn is engaging in

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Dialecticism, a concept grounded in Eastern traditions, can best be defined as

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Which of the following is an example of a temporal comparison that would enhance self-esteem?

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Describe three biases that lead to self-enhancement.Explain how these biases bolster the self-concept.

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The cocktail party effect refers to the tendency for people to

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Jomei feels that he cannot be happy if his family is not happy.Jomei has an _____ view of self.

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Research by Kim and Markus (1999)shows that people from individualist versus collectivist cultures tend to prefer

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