Exam 2: Self Awareness and Communication

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the social self?

Symbolic self-awareness is the unique human ability to develop a representation of oneself and communicate that representation to others through language.

Danielle is able to observe and reflect upon her own mental states,thus exhibiting

Jason spends nearly two hours each day calling and texting his family as well as using Facebook to contact friends.According to James' theory of the self,Jason is taking care of his

Jose was raised in a Cuban-American community.Although he had many college friends from other co-cultures,he proudly maintained his Cuban roots by sprinkling his speech with Spanish phrases.In addition,he enjoyed sharing examples of cultural norms from his family and neighborhood in his communication class.These examples show which kind of influence on Jose's self-concept?

When Maury is asked to describe herself,her first response is that her friends often call her an overachiever.This describes her _____.

Pat is watching TV,and his roommate walks in and tells Pat that he wishes to talk to him.Pat turns off the TV in order to focus on the conversation with the roommate.Pat's decision to focus on the roommate rather than the television illustrates what stage of the perceptual process?

Explain the differences among attitudes,beliefs and values.

"I think honesty and truth are important in a relationship." This statement is an example of an attitude.

Closure is the process of filling in missing information by imposing a pattern or structure.

John Stewart describes four characteristics of the self,or one's identity.Identify and discuss these four characteristics.

When Melinda describes herself as being a student,she is discussing her ascribed identity.

Andrew had plans to be married by the age of 25;however,he turned 30 and was still unmarried.He concluded that he was incapable of maintaining a healthy relationship.Andrew's self-esteem was impacted by which of the following?

Larry grew up in a family in which his mother and father were constantly fighting and insulting each other.Their divorce was especially messy and mean.The poor quality of their relationship caused Larry to avoid commitment in a loving relationship for many years.Larry finally decides that he can no longer allow his feelings about love and marriage to be colored by his parents' failures.Which technique for improving self-esteem did Larry use?

Derek is attending a large class in an auditorium setting with an enrollment of 400 students.This course is important to his major field of study and he wants to do well.Discuss the ways Derek can use the perception process to improve his performance in class.

_____ are components of self-concept that are expressed in terms of good or bad.

Explain the difference between the terms sex and gender as described in the book.

Veronica noticed that her roommate responded with short,one-word answers to her questions.She suspected that her roommate was upset with her,but she didn't know why.She asked her,"It seems like you have been avoiding me all day.When I ask you a question,you answer with only a few words.Have I done something to make you mad at me?" This statement is an example of _____.

A method for reducing anxiety or boosting your sense of self-esteem by mentally imagining you are performing a particular task in a certain way is _____.

If you are operating in the unconscious incompetent,you are unaware of your own incompetence and don't know what you don't know.