Exam 3: The Social Self

Define impression management and explain how self-monitoring and self-handicapping are related to this concept.

________ is useful in developing our self-concept, but it can lead us to lose some self-esteem, at least temporarily.

Self-schemas are

People strive for stable and accurate beliefs about the self. This motivation is emphasized by ________ theory.

Provide two pieces of evidence that challenge the idea that people always strive to maintain or increase the positivity of their self-views (hint-consider self-verification theory).

Different theories make different predictions about the source of a person's self-esteem. For example, sociometer theory argues that self-esteem depends on ________, whereas the contingencies of self-worth account argues that self-esteem depends on ________.

Imagine that you are a social psychologist and a parent comes to you because he is worried that his child has low self-esteem. Based on your reading, design an intervention to boost the child's self-esteem. Describe the research/theory that supports your proposed plan.

One implication of Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model is that

Research on gender and the self-concept indicates that compared with men, women are more likely to

According to the sociometer hypothesis,

Sara's best friend just told her that she does not want to hang out any more. Sara's self-esteem plummets. She then calls three other good friends to see if they want to get dinner together. They say yes and Sara feels better about herself. Sara's feelings and behaviors reflect which psychological theory?

Research shows that state self-esteem can be influenced by

The "Who Are You?" task asks students to write down things that describe who they are. Interesting cultural differences emerge in how students respond. Generate five responses that are characteristic of someone from an independent culture and five responses that are characteristic of someone from an interdependent culture. Then, describe how these responses differ.

Challenge the idea that one's level of self-esteem (high versus low) is the only aspect of self-esteem that relates to well-being or outcomes.

Explain self-discrepancy theory and the various "selves" to which this theory refers. Then discuss how discrepant "selves" could influence an individual's well-being.

Luisa generally feels good about who she is. However, she just received a low grade on her chemistry midterm, so she is currently feeling bad about herself. Luisa has________ and ________.

Describe Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model. Show how this model is relevant to understanding whom we choose as friends.

According to Festinger's social comparison theory, people often form judgments about their traits and abilities by comparing themselves with others. According to the theory, this process is most likely to occur when

Experimental evidence on self-discrepancy theory shows that being induced to think that your actual self resembles your ________ self increases ________.

According to self-verification theory, people with negative self-views tend to remember ________ feedback more. In contrast, people with positive self-views tend to remember ________ feedback more.