Question 1

People's spontaneous self-descriptions are most likely to include

Accepted Answer

A)  their age, regardless of their social surroundings. 
B)  their gender, regardless of their social surroundings. 
C)  characteristics that set them apart from others in the immediate vicinity. 
D)  characteristics that make them seem similar to others in the immediate vicinity. 
A)  their age, regardless of their social surroundings. 
B)  their gender, regardless of their social surroundings. 
C)  characteristics that set them apart from others in the immediate vicinity. 
D)  characteristics that make them seem similar to others in the immediate vicinity.

Question 2

In the company of liberals, Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage; in the company of conservatives, he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness. 
B)  self-complexity. 
C)  strategic self-presentation. 
D)  private self-consciousness. 
A)  self-awareness. 
B)  self-complexity. 
C)  strategic self-presentation. 
D)  private self-consciousness.

Question 3

A young boy is an avid Mets fan.He reads the statistics for the team in the newspaper every day and goes to Shea Stadium a couple of times each summer to see the Mets play.After the Mets have a particularly bad losing streak, the boy decides that he also likes the Yankees and starts to root for them.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  self-handicapping. 
B)  cutting off reflected failure. 
C)  strategic self-presentation. 
D)  ironic processes. 
A)  self-handicapping. 
B)  cutting off reflected failure. 
C)  strategic self-presentation. 
D)  ironic processes.

Question 4

The process of reflecting on your own inner thoughts and feelings in order to gain self-knowledge is called

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection. 
B)  self-verification. 
C)  self-monitoring. 
D)  autobiographical memory. 
A)  introspection. 
B)  self-verification. 
C)  self-monitoring. 
D)  autobiographical memory.

Question 5

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be _______ than is an individual who does not.

Accepted Answer

A)  high in public self-consciousness 
B)  more introspective 
C)  a low self-monitor 
D)  schematic with regard to many aspects of the self-concept 
A)  high in public self-consciousness 
B)  more introspective 
C)  a low self-monitor 
D)  schematic with regard to many aspects of the self-concept

Question 6

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to, Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is probably

Accepted Answer

A)  high in private self-consciousness. 
B)  high in public self-consciousness. 
C)  low in self-monitoring. 
D)  low in self-handicapping. 
A)  high in private self-consciousness. 
B)  high in public self-consciousness. 
C)  low in self-monitoring. 
D)  low in self-handicapping.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)  compare herself to others. 
B)  make friends easily. 
C)  view relationships as an important part of her self-concept. 
D)  experience anxiety in group settings. 
A)  compare herself to others. 
B)  make friends easily. 
C)  view relationships as an important part of her self-concept. 
D)  experience anxiety in group settings.

Question 9

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Accepted Answer

A)  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)  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 10

Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team.According to social comparison theory, Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?

Accepted Answer

A)  Other female high school track athletes 
B)  Other female students at her school who are not on the track team 
C)  Male members of her track team 
D)  U.S. Olympic track team members 
A)  Other female high school track athletes 
B)  Other female students at her school who are not on the track team 
C)  Male members of her track team 
D)  U.S. Olympic track team members

Question 11

What physical symptom did Gailliot (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 12

When asked to clean his room, Miguel does so, but only after being assured by his parents that he will receive an allowance in exchange for cleaning up.Miguel's behavior is most likely motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  social comparison. 
B)  egocentric biases. 
C)  self-monitoring. 
D)  extrinsic motivation. 
A)  social comparison. 
B)  egocentric biases. 
C)  self-monitoring. 
D)  extrinsic motivation.

Question 13

The impact bias in affective forecasting refers to the phenomenon in which

Accepted Answer

A)  voters predicted that they would be much happier one month after an election if the candidate for whom they voted won as opposed to lost. 
B)  people tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their emotional reactions to events. 
C)  people are generally accurate predictors of how they will feel about future events. 
D)  people tend to underestimate how happy they will be several months after winning the lottery. 
A)  voters predicted that they would be much happier one month after an election if the candidate for whom they voted won as opposed to lost. 
B)  people tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their emotional reactions to events. 
C)  people are generally accurate predictors of how they will feel about future events. 
D)  people tend to underestimate how happy they will be several months after winning the lottery.

Question 14

Research on introspection tends to suggest we are not capable of accurately explaining the reasons behind our behavior.Self-perception theory contradicts this.Explain when introspection will and will not produce accurate self-knowledge.

Accepted Answer

Research has produced the surprising fin

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

Compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors are more likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  gather information about others. 
B)  maintain consistency in behavior. 
C)  know the rules of appropriate action. 
D)  adjust their behavior to fit the situation 
A)  gather information about others. 
B)  maintain consistency in behavior. 
C)  know the rules of appropriate action. 
D)  adjust their behavior to fit the situation

Question 17

Beliefs about the self that guide the processing of self-relevant information are called

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness cues. 
B)  autobiographical memories. 
C)  flashbulb memories. 
D)  self-schemas. 
A)  self-awareness cues. 
B)  autobiographical memories. 
C)  flashbulb memories. 
D)  self-schemas.

Question 18

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. 
D)  affiliate with others who are in the same situation, 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. 
D)  affiliate with others who are in the same situation, but compare themselves to others who are worse off.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  The more negative the memory, the more likely it is to be remembered. 
B)  Older adults tend to retrieve a larger number of memories from adolescence and early adulthood than other periods of life. 
C)  Once people turn a certain age, they start to forget many of the events that happened to them in earlier stages of life. 
D)  People tend to remember a wide range of "firsts" in recounting their personal experiences. 
A)  The more negative the memory, the more likely it is to be remembered. 
B)  Older adults tend to retrieve a larger number of memories from adolescence and early adulthood than other periods of life. 
C)  Once people turn a certain age, they start to forget many of the events that happened to them in earlier stages of life. 
D)  People tend to remember a wide range of "firsts" in recounting their personal experiences.

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Downward comparison theory 
B)  Self-handicapping theory 
C)  Self-perception theory 
D)  Two-factor theory of emotion 
A)  Downward comparison theory 
B)  Self-handicapping theory 
C)  Self-perception theory 
D)  Two-factor theory of emotion

People's spontaneous self-descriptions are most likely to include

In the company of liberals, Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage; in the company of conservatives, he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

The process of reflecting on your own inner thoughts and feelings in order to gain self-knowledge is called

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be _______ than is an individual who does not.

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to, Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is probably

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?

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

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team.According to social comparison theory, Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?

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

When asked to clean his room, Miguel does so, but only after being assured by his parents that he will receive an allowance in exchange for cleaning up.Miguel's behavior is most likely motivated by

The impact bias in affective forecasting refers to the phenomenon in which

Research on introspection tends to suggest we are not capable of accurately explaining the reasons behind our behavior.Self-perception theory contradicts this.Explain when introspection will and will not produce accurate self-knowledge.

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

Compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors are more likely to

Beliefs about the self that guide the processing of self-relevant information are called

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

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

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 and Well being

Filters

Exam 3: The Social Self

People's spontaneous self-descriptions are most likely to include

In the company of liberals, Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage; in the company of conservatives, he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

The process of reflecting on your own inner thoughts and feelings in order to gain self-knowledge is called

An individual who tends to self-verify is more likely to be _______ than is an individual who does not.

Jimmy always calls Connor to discuss the latest new music.If Jimmy disapproves of a band Connor is listening to or suggests a band for Connor to listen to, Connor always runs out to by the album Jimmy mentioned.Connor is probably

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?

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

In sociometer theory, the sociometer is a

Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team.According to social comparison theory, Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?

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

When asked to clean his room, Miguel does so, but only after being assured by his parents that he will receive an allowance in exchange for cleaning up.Miguel's behavior is most likely motivated by

The impact bias in affective forecasting refers to the phenomenon in which

Research on introspection tends to suggest we are not capable of accurately explaining the reasons behind our behavior.Self-perception theory contradicts this.Explain when introspection will and will not produce accurate self-knowledge.

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

Compared to high self-monitors, low self-monitors are more likely to

Beliefs about the self that guide the processing of self-relevant information are called

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

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

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 and Well being

Filters