Exam 5: Self and Identity

Rosenberg's early research on mattering found it positively related to __________ and negatively related to __________.

Read the vignette and answer the questions that follow. A group of neighbors gathered to discuss the strange behavior of another neighbor who had been arrested for a violent crime outside of the neighborhood: the shooting of another driver in a traffic jam. Many were shocked and dismayed to hear of her behavior because she came across as a dedicated family person. She was involved in the neighborhood association and was a member of the local school district's parent-teacher association (PTA). All agreed that she came across as very quiet and reserved, not like a violent criminal, and they cited several examples of her positive behavior. -Which theory best explains the neighbors' emotional reaction of shock and surprise to the behavior of the accused shooter?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ Being able to achieve what we start out to do; used in the development of mastery.

Define one of the three major dimensions of our self-concept (i.e., self-esteem, mastery, and mattering). Which aspects of our social life have been shown to impact it? How has that dimension of our self-concept been shown to affect our lives, if at all?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ The impression you believe that you are giving.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ Information from others about our abilities used to derive mastery.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ Our perceptions of our ability to control things important to us.

Which theory is primarily associated with presentation of identities?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ The kind of person we see ourselves and present ourselves as.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ A form of self-definition used in social identity theory based on our group affiliations.

Identity theory comes from which social-psychological perspective?

Debating what other people are thinking about you in a public setting is best represented by which term?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ In social identity theory, the process through which we make comparisons that favor our own groups.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ Part of dramaturgical sociology referring to the place where we present ourselves to others.

The core principle of identity control theory is __________.

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -____ Our ability to shift aspects of the self to become more or less important to our overall self-concept.

What is the best way to build a child's sense of mastery or efficacy?

Match the term to its definition by filling in the letter or letters before the term in the appropriate blank. A. I P. Self-esteem motive EE. Reflective self B. Self-evaluations Q. Impression management FF. Social self C. Backstage R. Psychological centrality GG. Affect control theory D. Self-indication S. Self-perceptions HH. Reflected appraisals E. Self T. Impression given II. Situated self F. Me U. Impression given off JJ. Self-enhancement G. Social identities V. Social categories KK. Mastery H. Verbal persuasion W. Categorization LL. Mattering I. Self-consistency motive X. Vicarious experience MM. Self-estem J. Identity Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy NN. Front stage K. Social identity theory Z. Personal accomplishments OO. Identity theory L. Role identities AA. Social comparisons PP. Personal characteristics M. Self-identities BB. Dramaturgical sociology QQ. Identity control theory N. Emotional arousal CC. Oceanic self RR. Self narratives O. Self-concept DD. Physical self -_____ Interactionist theory that argues that individuals have a tendency to seek confirmation of self-meanings