Exam 5: The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

Ang is very worried about his upcoming physics test; he feels that if he performs poorly on the test, his career and life will be over. Ang's friend, Hank, wants to increase the accuracy of Ang's predictions about how this event will affect him emotionally. In order to achieve this goal, Hank can ask Ang to:

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Question 81

What is the main idea behind action identification theory? Provide some hypothetical examples of different ways to conceive of an action. According to this theory, what is at least one factor that influences the way people think about their actions?

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Question 82

What is the central concept behind the phenomenon of ego depletion?

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Question 83

Kahlil wants to be able to run a marathon by the end of the spring. What does research suggest will be the best way for him to achieve his goal?

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Question 84

According to the self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression, a person is most likely to perseverate on an unattainable goal:

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Question 85

Describe a typical study demonstrating the benefits of cognitive reappraisal.

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Question 86

What is the basic premise of self-awareness theory? According to research from this theory, how are people likely to react to a discrepancy between their actual self or behavior and their internalized ideals?

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Question 87

According to construal level theory, when people are thinking about temporally distant events, they tend to think _, while when people are thinking about temporally close events, they tend to think _.

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Question 88

An implementation intention involves:

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Question 89

Which of the following theories would best explain the different ways people think about an event that is either going to happen tomorrow or a year from now?

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Question 90

What are the "two factors" in Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion?

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Question 91

Self-awareness theory states that:

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Question 92

We are more likely to feel _ when we focus on a bad behavior we have committed, and to feel _ when we think that we are a bad person.

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Question 93

What does the better than average effect refer to?

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Question 94

The idea that self-awareness makes us focus more on the gap between what we want to be doing and what we are actually doing most closely connects to _____.

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Question 95

What term did Cooley use to describe the self as seen from the perspective of symbolic interactionism?

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Question 96

Ascribing arousal resulting from one source to a different source is called _; _ is the process through which leftover arousal from one event intensifies reactions to another event.

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Question 97

The self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression suggests that depressed individuals are likely to have _____ levels of self-awareness

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Question 98

The _ is the mental process that is on the lookout for signs of an unwanted thought, while the _ is the mental process that pushes signs of an unwanted thought outside of consciousness.

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Question 99

Which of the following techniques will NOT help people minimize the negative effects of ironic processing?

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What is the main idea behind action identification theory? Provide some hypothetical examples of different ways to conceive of an action. According to this theory, what is at least one factor that influences the way people think about their actions?

What is the central concept behind the phenomenon of ego depletion?

Kahlil wants to be able to run a marathon by the end of the spring. What does research suggest will be the best way for him to achieve his goal?

According to the self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression, a person is most likely to perseverate on an unattainable goal:

Describe a typical study demonstrating the benefits of cognitive reappraisal.

What is the basic premise of self-awareness theory? According to research from this theory, how are people likely to react to a discrepancy between their actual self or behavior and their internalized ideals?

According to construal level theory, when people are thinking about temporally distant events, they tend to think _, while when people are thinking about temporally close events, they tend to think _.

An implementation intention involves:

Which of the following theories would best explain the different ways people think about an event that is either going to happen tomorrow or a year from now?

What are the "two factors" in Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion?

Self-awareness theory states that:

We are more likely to feel _ when we focus on a bad behavior we have committed, and to feel _ when we think that we are a bad person.

What does the better than average effect refer to?

The idea that self-awareness makes us focus more on the gap between what we want to be doing and what we are actually doing most closely connects to _____.

What term did Cooley use to describe the self as seen from the perspective of symbolic interactionism?

Ascribing arousal resulting from one source to a different source is called _; _ is the process through which leftover arousal from one event intensifies reactions to another event.

The self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression suggests that depressed individuals are likely to have _____ levels of self-awareness

The _ is the mental process that is on the lookout for signs of an unwanted thought, while the _ is the mental process that pushes signs of an unwanted thought outside of consciousness.

Which of the following techniques will NOT help people minimize the negative effects of ironic processing?

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Exam 5: The Nature, Origins, and Functions of the Self

What is the main idea behind action identification theory? Provide some hypothetical examples of different ways to conceive of an action. According to this theory, what is at least one factor that influences the way people think about their actions?

What is the central concept behind the phenomenon of ego depletion?

Kahlil wants to be able to run a marathon by the end of the spring. What does research suggest will be the best way for him to achieve his goal?

According to the self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression, a person is most likely to perseverate on an unattainable goal:

Describe a typical study demonstrating the benefits of cognitive reappraisal.

What is the basic premise of self-awareness theory? According to research from this theory, how are people likely to react to a discrepancy between their actual self or behavior and their internalized ideals?

According to construal level theory, when people are thinking about temporally distant events, they tend to think _____, while when people are thinking about temporally close events, they tend to think _____.

An implementation intention involves:

Which of the following theories would best explain the different ways people think about an event that is either going to happen tomorrow or a year from now?

What are the "two factors" in Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion?

Self-awareness theory states that:

We are more likely to feel _____ when we focus on a bad behavior we have committed, and to feel _____ when we think that we are a bad person.

What does the better than average effect refer to?

The idea that self-awareness makes us focus more on the gap between what we want to be doing and what we are actually doing most closely connects to _____.

What term did Cooley use to describe the self as seen from the perspective of symbolic interactionism?

Ascribing arousal resulting from one source to a different source is called _____; _____ is the process through which leftover arousal from one event intensifies reactions to another event.

The self-regulatory perseveration theory of depression suggests that depressed individuals are likely to have _____ levels of self-awareness

The _____ is the mental process that is on the lookout for signs of an unwanted thought, while the _____ is the mental process that pushes signs of an unwanted thought outside of consciousness.

Which of the following techniques will NOT help people minimize the negative effects of ironic processing?

The Revealing Science of Social Psychology

Fundamentals of Social Behavior

The Core Elements of Social Cognition

Thinking About People and Events

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

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

According to construal level theory, when people are thinking about temporally distant events, they tend to think _, while when people are thinking about temporally close events, they tend to think _.

We are more likely to feel _ when we focus on a bad behavior we have committed, and to feel _ when we think that we are a bad person.

Ascribing arousal resulting from one source to a different source is called _; _ is the process through which leftover arousal from one event intensifies reactions to another event.

The _ is the mental process that is on the lookout for signs of an unwanted thought, while the _ is the mental process that pushes signs of an unwanted thought outside of consciousness.