Question 1

People are especially sensitive to events that challenge their sense of self in:

Accepted Answer

A) early childhood. 
B) late adolescence. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) late adulthooD. 
A) early childhood. 
B) late adolescence. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) late adulthooD.

Question 2

Self-schema:

Accepted Answer

A) guides the processing of information about one's self. 
B) is stored in one's memory. 
C) influences how we interpret our world. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) guides the processing of information about one's self. 
B) is stored in one's memory. 
C) influences how we interpret our world. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 3

The term "possible selves" describes the many ideas people have about who they:

Accepted Answer

A) hope to become. 
B) fear they will become. 
C) think they might become. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) hope to become. 
B) fear they will become. 
C) think they might become. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

A person who agrees with the statement "I feel I do not have much to be proud of" would score _____ self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) low on academic 
B) high on academic 
C) low on global 
D) high on global 
A) low on academic 
B) high on academic 
C) low on global 
D) high on global

Question 5

Experimentation with different identities is most common in:

Accepted Answer

A) childhood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) adulthood. 
D) old age. 
A) childhood. 
B) adolescence. 
C) adulthood. 
D) old age.

Question 6

The term _____ refers to the specific knowledge structure,or cognitive representation,of the self-concept.

Accepted Answer

A) self-schema 
B) possible self 
C) social identity 
D) self-esteem 
A) self-schema 
B) possible self 
C) social identity 
D) self-esteem

Question 7

The aspects of yourself that you present to others is known as your:

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem. 
B) self-concept. 
C) social identity. 
D) possible self. 
A) self-esteem. 
B) self-concept. 
C) social identity. 
D) possible self.

Question 8

Our sense of self influences:

Accepted Answer

A) how we evaluate life events. 
B) how we interact with other people. 
C) how others view us. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) how we evaluate life events. 
B) how we interact with other people. 
C) how others view us. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

Most people look at _____ first in a photo.

Accepted Answer

A) their own selves 
B) their romantic partners 
C) their family members 
D) their close friends 
A) their own selves 
B) their romantic partners 
C) their family members 
D) their close friends

Question 10

People who want to be socially involved but pass up opportunities to socialize because of self-doubt and self-consciousness are best described as:

Accepted Answer

A) having low self-esteem. 
B) antisocial. 
C) shy. 
D) lacking self-schema. 
A) having low self-esteem. 
B) antisocial. 
C) shy. 
D) lacking self-schema.

Question 11

People who are shy also:

Accepted Answer

A) have low self-esteem variability. 
B) are introverted. 
C) score high on social anxiety. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) have low self-esteem variability. 
B) are introverted. 
C) score high on social anxiety. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 12

In a research that looked mainly at how failure feedback affects subsequent performance on similar tasks and whether failure affects high and low self-esteem persons differently,Brown and Dutton (1995)found that people who score high on self-esteem tend to:

Accepted Answer

A) work just as hard on the second task as they did on the first task in which they failed. 
B) lose their motivation to perform the second task after failing once. 
C) readily accept their failure on the first task. 
D) be more concerned with avoiding failure and refrain from performing subsequent tasks after failing in a task. 
A) work just as hard on the second task as they did on the first task in which they failed. 
B) lose their motivation to perform the second task after failing once. 
C) readily accept their failure on the first task. 
D) be more concerned with avoiding failure and refrain from performing subsequent tasks after failing in a task.

Question 13

To overcome shyness,people should:

Accepted Answer

A) force themselves into social situations. 
B) only enter social situations where they feel comfortable. 
C) carefully monitor their part of a conversation. 
D) believe that a conversation should flow easily. 
A) force themselves into social situations. 
B) only enter social situations where they feel comfortable. 
C) carefully monitor their part of a conversation. 
D) believe that a conversation should flow easily.

Question 14

Unlike people with high self-complexity,people with low self-complexity:

Accepted Answer

A) respond better to negative life events. 
B) are devastated by negative life events. 
C) tend to respond to failure with aggression. 
D) score high on measures of self-esteem. 
A) respond better to negative life events. 
B) are devastated by negative life events. 
C) tend to respond to failure with aggression. 
D) score high on measures of self-esteem.

Question 15

People who are socially anxious:

Accepted Answer

A) are less likely to ask for help. 
B) are often perceived as unfriendly. 
C) do not want to have friends. 
D) are less likely to ask for help and are often perceived as unfriendly. 
A) are less likely to ask for help. 
B) are often perceived as unfriendly. 
C) do not want to have friends. 
D) are less likely to ask for help and are often perceived as unfriendly.

Question 16

A person who is unable to do well in an exam:

Accepted Answer

A) feels bad if doing well in the exam was a part of his or her self-concept. 
B) feels bad if he or she has low self-esteem. 
C) feels bad if he or she has high self-esteem. 
D) most likely begins to self-handicap. 
A) feels bad if doing well in the exam was a part of his or her self-concept. 
B) feels bad if he or she has low self-esteem. 
C) feels bad if he or she has high self-esteem. 
D) most likely begins to self-handicap.

Question 17

_____ begins to develop when an infant notices that his or her body is distinct from the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) The self-esteem 
B) The self-concept 
C) A social identity 
D) A possible self 
A) The self-esteem 
B) The self-concept 
C) A social identity 
D) A possible self

Question 18

When a person evaluates his or her performance relative to his or her peers,he or she engages in:

Accepted Answer

A) self-handicapping. 
B) self-awareness. 
C) selective valuation. 
D) social comparison. 
A) self-handicapping. 
B) self-awareness. 
C) selective valuation. 
D) social comparison.

Question 19

A positive aspect of defensive pessimism is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it helps transform anxiety into pleasure. 
B) it leads to motivation. 
C) other people find it attractive. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) it helps transform anxiety into pleasure. 
B) it leads to motivation. 
C) other people find it attractive. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 20

People who evaluate their personal characteristics as positive:

Accepted Answer

A) demonstrate an identity contrast. 
B) engage in selective valuation. 
C) have high self-esteem. 
D) have low self-esteem. 
A) demonstrate an identity contrast. 
B) engage in selective valuation. 
C) have high self-esteem. 
D) have low self-esteem.

People are especially sensitive to events that challenge their sense of self in:

Self-schema:

The term "possible selves" describes the many ideas people have about who they:

A person who agrees with the statement "I feel I do not have much to be proud of" would score _____ self-esteem.

Experimentation with different identities is most common in:

The term _____ refers to the specific knowledge structure,or cognitive representation,of the self-concept.

The aspects of yourself that you present to others is known as your:

Our sense of self influences:

Most people look at _____ first in a photo.

People who want to be socially involved but pass up opportunities to socialize because of self-doubt and self-consciousness are best described as:

People who are shy also:

In a research that looked mainly at how failure feedback affects subsequent performance on similar tasks and whether failure affects high and low self-esteem persons differently,Brown and Dutton (1995)found that people who score high on self-esteem tend to:

To overcome shyness,people should:

Unlike people with high self-complexity,people with low self-complexity:

People who are socially anxious:

A person who is unable to do well in an exam:

_____ begins to develop when an infant notices that his or her body is distinct from the rest of the world.

When a person evaluates his or her performance relative to his or her peers,he or she engages in:

A positive aspect of defensive pessimism is that:

People who evaluate their personal characteristics as positive:

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Exam 14: Approaches to the Self

People are especially sensitive to events that challenge their sense of self in:

Self-schema:

The term "possible selves" describes the many ideas people have about who they:

A person who agrees with the statement "I feel I do not have much to be proud of" would score _____ self-esteem.

Experimentation with different identities is most common in:

The term _____ refers to the specific knowledge structure,or cognitive representation,of the self-concept.

The aspects of yourself that you present to others is known as your:

Our sense of self influences:

Most people look at _____ first in a photo.

People who want to be socially involved but pass up opportunities to socialize because of self-doubt and self-consciousness are best described as:

People who are shy also:

In a research that looked mainly at how failure feedback affects subsequent performance on similar tasks and whether failure affects high and low self-esteem persons differently,Brown and Dutton (1995)found that people who score high on self-esteem tend to:

To overcome shyness,people should:

Unlike people with high self-complexity,people with low self-complexity:

People who are socially anxious:

A person who is unable to do well in an exam:

_____ begins to develop when an infant notices that his or her body is distinct from the rest of the world.

When a person evaluates his or her performance relative to his or her peers,he or she engages in:

A positive aspect of defensive pessimism is that:

People who evaluate their personal characteristics as positive:

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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