Question 1

When asked questions about themselves, people with low self-esteem are less likely than other people to say they do not know or are not sure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The idea of an inner "true" self-different from presumably has its origins in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) selfish impulses 
B) social conscience 
C) public actions 
D) class prejudices

Question 3

You are a terrible athlete but you are great at negotiating. According to the self-serving bias, which of the following statements is most likely true of your beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) Not everybody is a terrible athlete. 
B) Negotiation is a rare skill, and thus immensely valuable. 
C) Most people are even better athletes than they think they are. 
D) Nearly everybody can negotiate as well as you can.

Question 4

When are narcissists MOST likely to be aggressive?

Accepted Answer

A) After they are told that they got the highest grade in the class 
B) Before they have to do an interview for a job 
C) After they find out they didn't get a job they really wanted 
D) Before they take a test

Question 5

Increased self-awareness makes people ____.

Accepted Answer

A) act more consistently with their attitudes about different issues 
B) lose track of their diets 
C) conform less to their sexual morals 
D) behave more aggressively

Question 6

According to Taylor and Brown, what are the three "positive illusions" that characterize the thought processes of well-adjusted, mentally healthy people?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Taylor and Brown, what are...

Question 7

Ted tends to think of himself as a workaholic and perfectionist. When he thinks back on his college years, he remembers studying hard for exams and getting good grades. But he tends to forget about the time he nearly failed a class, and disregards the many nights he spent partying. The way that Ted thinks about his college years illustrates the fact that people ____.

Accepted Answer

A) believe that they have more control over their lives than they really do 
B) tend to have a poor understanding of how they are viewed by others 
C) revise or distort their memories to fit their current self-concepts 
D) see the world as a fair, just place

Question 8

Nisbett and Wilson's (1977)research was an attack on the concept of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-regulation 
B) self-esteem 
C) narcissism 
D) introspection

Question 9

The tendency to be skeptical and critical of bad feedback about your performance, but accepting of good feedback is a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) self-presentation strategy 
B) self-deception strategy 
C) self-regulation strategy 
D) social comparison process

Question 10

Sophie thinks she is a talented dancer. At a dance competition, she fails to win a place in the top three rankings. At every stage of the competition, the judges tell her that she needs to work harder and infuse more creativity in her routines. However, Sophie ignores the feedback and feels that the judges failed to recognize her innate talent. In the context of reasons for wanting self-knowledge, Sophie is most likely to be driven by the _________________ motive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sophie thinks she is a talented dancer....

Question 11

Ziba thinks she is struggling financially compared to her friends. Then she moves to a poorer part of town and realizes that she is pretty well-off. When Ziba compares herself to the people in her new location, she is engaging in ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ziba thinks she is struggling financially compared...

Question 12

Research on bullies and bullying suggests that most perpetrators have ____ self-esteem, whereas most of the victims ____ self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) high; also have high 
B) high; have low 
C) low; have high 
D) low; also have low

Question 13

Research suggests that pursuing self-esteem as an end in itself can ____.

Accepted Answer

A) increase people's independence 
B) improve people's relationships 
C) facilitate learning 
D) have harmful consequences

Question 14

Most social psychologists today view self-presentation as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) merely a symptom of low self-esteem 
B) merely a symptom of narcissism 
C) a form of hypocrisy-acting or pretending to be something other than what one really is 
D) a basic and important aspect of human social life, used to gain social acceptance

Question 15

Studies have shown that depressed people distort things a lot, whereas nondepressed people are actually the ones who distort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Wanda, who is constantly ill, remembers herself as a sickly child. She recalls she was at home with a cold at least six or seven times a year. However, if we were able to go back in time and see for ourselves, we would probably find that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Wanda was not sick that often 
B) Wanda was probably sick even more often 
C) Wanda was not sick that often, but when she WAS sick, her symptoms were severe 
D) Wanda was probably sick even more often, and was probably far more ill

Question 17

Terra is a good employee who works hard and receives good evaluations and raises. She finds out, though, that the co-workers in her department get higher raises than she does. According to social comparison theory, when Terra compares her raise with that of her co-workers, she is engaging in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) upward social comparison 
B) downward social comparison 
C) lateral social comparison 
D) intrinsic social comparison

Question 18

The overjustification effect occurs when ____.

Accepted Answer

A) there are no extrinsic rewards associated with an activity 
B) people do not intrinsically enjoy an activity 
C) people are extrinsically rewarded for something they intrinsically enjoy doing 
D) people are punished for an extrinsically rewarding activity

Question 19

People with high self-esteem are likely to think "I am great," whereas people with low self-esteem are likely to think, ____.

Accepted Answer

A) "I am pretty great, but I could be even more fabulous if I tried harder" 
B) "I am so-so" 
C) "I am horrible" 
D) "I am the worst person in the entire world"

Question 20

The term "looking-glass self" was coined to refer to the idea that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) we learn about ourselves from viewing ourselves in the mirror 
B) we learn about ourselves from other people 
C) we tend to see parts of our own personalities in other people 
D) we tend to judge ourselves rather positively compared to how other people judge us

Exam 3: The-Self