Exam 4: Interpersonal Communication and the Self

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After seeing the latest fashion trends on Instagram models, you immediately decide that you need to lose 15 pounds by summer. These feelings are likely a result of which phenomenon?

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Balancing the demands of being a first-string quarterback and an "A" pre-med student reflects which characteristic of impression management?

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At about 6 or 7 months of age, infants begin to recognize "self" as distinct from surroundings.

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You are careful not to criticize your manager to a coworker who is likely to share your opinion with others. Which guideline for disclosure are you following?

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Which is the best metaphor for self-concept?

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Identify 3 ways in which communicators engage in face-to-face impression management.

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Name 4 guidelines for impression management in the workplace.

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Which alternative to self-disclosure seeks a desired response from someone, often to spare this person from embarrassment?

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After being unexpectedly fired, you are careful not to show any emotion as you pack up your desk. Back at your apartment, though, you break down in tears with your dog. In Erving Goffman's terms, your behavior differs because it involved ____________ and ____________ regions, respectively.

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You didn't realize how rapidly you speak when you're nervous until your public speaking instructor points it out. What do scholars call information in this part of the Johari Window?

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Sociologist Erving Goffman compared facework to being a ____________.

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Most job interviews and first dates are clear examples of which characteristic of impression management?

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People adopt the same impression management strategies across situations.

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Research indicates that __________ might be a better alternative to self-disclosure at the workplace, particularly when you have a potentially hurtful thought or feeling that is not being directly questioned.

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Items in the __________ area of the Johari Window become public primarily through self-disclosure.

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When you receive a B on a midterm, you question the validity of the exam because you are an A student. Your reaction illustrates which quality about the self-concept.

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In a series of experiments, over 90 percent of subjects chose to tell a face-saving lie rather than tell the truth or equivocate.

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Lean mediated channels are a disadvantage for communicators who want to manage the impressions they make.

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You consider yourself to be a rational, serious, and ambitious person. How you feel about these qualities determines your __________.

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"Just be yourself" is the best advice for everyone at work.

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