Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

Wilson et al.(1989,2008)found that

Creating a handy excuse for later failure in order to protect one's self-image is known as

Learned helplessness leads to

A comparison between how the self is viewed now and how the self was viewed in the past or how the self is expected to be viewed in the future is referred to as

When discussing the relationship between individualism and collectivism,some researchers argue that

Jan waited weeks to learn if she would land her dream job,then found out that she did get the job.When Jan finally starts the new job,which scenario is most likely?

Low self-esteem predicts increased risk of drug abuse,some forms of delinquency,and

People are most likely to resort to self-handicapping when

Rita and John always encourage their children by praising their efforts saying,"You tried really hard",and "We know you can do it!" Rita and John are focusing on enhancing the ______ of their children.

Which people,when feeling bad or threatened,are more likely to notice and remember others' worst behaviours and to think their partners don't love them?

Nearly half of all marriages end in divorce.Yet in a study of 137 applying for a marriage license,most rated their own chance of divorce as zero.This finding illustrates

People who have ________________ are more self-critical.

According to the text,several researchers investigated the effects of people's intuition about what factors affect their mood.Their results show that

According to the text,self-serving bias does NOT

In your first year of university,it appeared that all your professors thought you were a very competent student.As a result,you enter second year confident of your academic abilities.This is an example of

Imagine that John is a white man attending a multi-racial support group for stay-at-home-parents.There are 40 percent Whites,30 percent Blacks,and 30 percent Hispanics attending.Ninety percent of the group are mothers.John is most likely to be conscious of his identity as

We tend to _________________ the commonality of our unsuccessful behaviours and ________________ the commonality of our successful behaviours.

To what would Andy attribute his winning a game of basketball against Randy?

Monica was participating in a psychology experiment and was asked to discuss her sense of who she is.She mentioned that she is a psychology major,volleyball player,Canadian,woman,daughter,sister,and a volunteer.Monica is using her

Which of the following is least representative of a self-serving bias?