Exam 3: The Social Self

According to Festinger's (1954)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

Dan McAdams writes about and does research on the "narrated self," which consists of

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

When Josue thinks about how good he is at baseball,he recalls that time he hit three home runs in a row.When Josue thinks about how good his best friend Tom is at baseball,he remembers that Tom averaged just one home run per game throughout the season.Josue's thinking contributes to which of the following?

Which type of construal would best facilitate a child's capacity to wait for the larger reward during the delay of gratification task (otherwise known as "the marshmallow test")?

Tiara is worried about bad things happening.She tries not to do poorly in her classes and avoids getting into fights with her boyfriend.Tiara is ________ focused.

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 and the theory that support your proposed plan.

Members of which of the following tend to have interdependent self-construals?

Although doing his job well is an important aspect of Jim's self-concept,he is just not good at his job.Correspondingly,he is starting to feel bad about himself.According to ________ ,Jim will feel better about himself if he gets a new job that he is good at.

The statement "From now on,I'm going to take vitamins everyday" is a(n)________,whereas the statement "I will always take my vitamins after drinking my morning coffee" is a(n)________.

A belief about what another person thinks of you is called a

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

Ahmed tends to think of himself as a very creative and confident person.What kind of self-construal is Ahmed demonstrating?

According to Cooley's concept of the looking-glass self,we learn about ourselves through

Although Emil generally thinks of himself as both a good student and a good son,while visiting with his mother over the holidays he is thinking more about being a good son.That this good son aspect of his identity is more on his mind when he is with his mom illustrates the idea of

Amber and Courtney are sisters.Amber is the older sibling and Courtney is the younger sibling.According to Frank Sulloway's (1996,2001)research on birth order,how might Amber's and Courtney's personalities differ? Describe the evolutionary principle that underlies these differences.

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

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

Research supporting self-verification theory has shown that people

Who is likely to be the most defensive in response to negative feedback on a class paper?