Exam 6: The Self in the Social World

People have condemned billions of other people without ever meeting them.

Researchers have found that waitresses who touch customers' arms are likely to receive ______ tips.

Your self-concept is your impression of yourself.

The discrepancy between the way you see yourself and what you think you ought to be is your ______.

People in the identity status of ______ tend to carefully evaluate their values, attitudes, feelings, and the possibilities that are open to them.

To Rogers, the sense of self is learned in early childhood.

Which of the following is NOT one of the four identity statuses identified by Marcia?

The Greek mythical figure Procrustes was known for his famous ______.

Carl believes the same religious beliefs as his parents and generally "follows the crowd" without seriously questioning his personal attitudes or course of action. He is best described as being in the identity status of ______.

Explaining someone's behavior in terms of internal causes, such as attitudes or beliefs, is called ______.

Researchers have found that a woman received ______ dimes for phones calls when she touched the arm of the person she was asking for money.

According to your text, parents of boys with low self-esteem were likely to be ______.

Your health and conditioning are part of your ______.

According to Marcia, the identity diffusion is characterized by the ______ of commitment and the ______ of a crisis.

Women are more likely than men to touch other people when they are interacting with them.

The tendency to infer traits from behavior is a major factor in ______.

Your impression, or perception, of yourself, including your traits and your evaluation of those traits, is your ______.

The identity status that describes individuals who are in the throes of an identity crisis is ______.

After just saying how the world is full of "insensitive jerks" who deliberately hurt people, Joe excuses his own rude behavior because he was late and "had a lot of problems" to deal with. Joe's comments reflect ______.

Body language is amazingly similar from culture to culture.