Question 1

What is the implication for parenting based on research on the minimal deterrence phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are the happiest if their parents allow them to explore the environment, without providing a strict set of rules and norms. 
B)  The more difficult it is for children to feel included in a particular activity, the more they will ultimately justify engaging in that activity by seeing it as good. 
C)  Minimal deterrence is the most effective way to provide a child with sufficient external justification to avoid engaging in undesired behaviors. 
D)  Minimal deterrence will make a child more likely to internalize the idea that he or she doesn't want to engage in the undesired behavior. 
A)  Children are the happiest if their parents allow them to explore the environment, without providing a strict set of rules and norms. 
B)  The more difficult it is for children to feel included in a particular activity, the more they will ultimately justify engaging in that activity by seeing it as good. 
C)  Minimal deterrence is the most effective way to provide a child with sufficient external justification to avoid engaging in undesired behaviors. 
D)  Minimal deterrence will make a child more likely to internalize the idea that he or she doesn't want to engage in the undesired behavior.

Question 2

Which of the following study designs describes the free choice paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  a study in which people are given the opportunity to reduce dissonance in a number of different possible ways 
B)  a study in which individuals choose between alternatives and, subsequently, their attraction to the alternatives is assessed 
C)  a study in which individuals are allowed to choose between several undesirable tasks 
D)  a study in which individuals are forced to engage in a behavior that goes against their attitudes 
A)  a study in which people are given the opportunity to reduce dissonance in a number of different possible ways 
B)  a study in which individuals choose between alternatives and, subsequently, their attraction to the alternatives is assessed 
C)  a study in which individuals are allowed to choose between several undesirable tasks 
D)  a study in which individuals are forced to engage in a behavior that goes against their attitudes

Question 3

_____ occurs when people attribute the reason for their action to an external incentive and their intrinsic motivation and enjoyment of the task are consequently diminished.

Accepted Answer

A)  The spotlight effect 
B)  The overjustification effect 
C)  Locus of control 
D)  Minimal deterrence 
A)  The spotlight effect 
B)  The overjustification effect 
C)  Locus of control 
D)  Minimal deterrence

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes findings from research on possible selves?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's possible selves are primarily positive. 
B)  People's possible selves are primarily negative. 
C)  While possible selves play an important role in self-verification, they have little influence on motivation and actual behavior. 
D)  Possible selves serve as an important guide to behavior and achievement. 
A)  People's possible selves are primarily positive. 
B)  People's possible selves are primarily negative. 
C)  While possible selves play an important role in self-verification, they have little influence on motivation and actual behavior. 
D)  Possible selves serve as an important guide to behavior and achievement.

Question 5

Self-monitoring is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of self-esteem as an indicator of whether one is accepted by others. 
B)  the act of being present in the moment and allowing the self to experience negative emotions. 
C)  an individual difference in people's desire and ability to adjust their self-presentations. 
D)  a tendency to compare the self to others in order to determine one's self-esteem. 
A)  the use of self-esteem as an indicator of whether one is accepted by others. 
B)  the act of being present in the moment and allowing the self to experience negative emotions. 
C)  an individual difference in people's desire and ability to adjust their self-presentations. 
D)  a tendency to compare the self to others in order to determine one's self-esteem.

Question 6

In a study on projection, participants were given false feedback suggesting that they were high in a specific negative trait (e.g., dishonesty). They were then given the opportunity to rate another person on various traits. What were the findings of the study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants rated the other person as higher specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed. 
B)  Participants rated the other person as lower specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed. 
C)  Participants rated the other person as higher on all negative traits. 
D)  Participants rated the other person as lower on all negative traits. 
A)  Participants rated the other person as higher specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed. 
B)  Participants rated the other person as lower specifically on the negative trait they had been told they (the participant) possessed. 
C)  Participants rated the other person as higher on all negative traits. 
D)  Participants rated the other person as lower on all negative traits.

Question 7

Name and discuss at least two of the four primary implications of the body of research on self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

Stable self-esteem cannot be easily gran

Question 8

Describe the basic idea behind self-determination theory. What is extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation? What are the three basic needs posited by this theory?

Accepted Answer

Self-determination theory proposes that

What is the implication for parenting based on research on the minimal deterrence phenomenon?

Which of the following study designs describes the free choice paradigm?

_____ occurs when people attribute the reason for their action to an external incentive and their intrinsic motivation and enjoyment of the task are consequently diminished.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes findings from research on possible selves?

Self-monitoring is:

In a study on projection, participants were given false feedback suggesting that they were high in a specific negative trait (e.g., dishonesty). They were then given the opportunity to rate another person on various traits. What were the findings of the study?

Name and discuss at least two of the four primary implications of the body of research on self-esteem.

Describe the basic idea behind self-determination theory. What is extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation? What are the three basic needs posited by this theory?

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Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

Social Influence

Persuasion, Attitudes, and Behavior

Group Processes

Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Responding to and Reducing Prejudice

Interpersonal Aggression

Prosocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction

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Exam 6: The Key Self-Motives: Consistency, Esteem, Presentation, and Growth

What is the implication for parenting based on research on the minimal deterrence phenomenon?

Which of the following study designs describes the free choice paradigm?

_____ occurs when people attribute the reason for their action to an external incentive and their intrinsic motivation and enjoyment of the task are consequently diminished.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes findings from research on possible selves?

Self-monitoring is:

In a study on projection, participants were given false feedback suggesting that they were high in a specific negative trait (e.g., dishonesty). They were then given the opportunity to rate another person on various traits. What were the findings of the study?

Name and discuss at least two of the four primary implications of the body of research on self-esteem.

Describe the basic idea behind self-determination theory. What is extrinsic versus intrinsic motivation? What are the three basic needs posited by this theory?

The Revealing Science of Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

Social Influence

Persuasion, Attitudes, and Behavior

Group Processes

Understanding Prejudice, Stereotyping, and Discrimination

Responding to and Reducing Prejudice

Interpersonal Aggression

Prosocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction

Close Relationships

Filters