Exam 4: The Self: Answering the Question: Who Am I

George was listening as a friend described him to someone else on the telephone.His friend's description included "Tall man,a psychologist,bicyclist" and similar terms.As a result,George is now probably thinking of himself in terms of ________.

________ comparisons are based around attributes we may ________ with ________,but which are ________ to (from)________ group.

A study of chronic dieters found that making an initial tempting food item available caused them to ________ a second appealing dish.

Katherine and Amy are members of the same sorority at college and are members of the school's swim team.They have been trying to master a difficult dive from the high board at the college's swimming pool.Amy is showing faster improvement in the dive than Katherine is.If they compare their performance as individuals,the self-evaluation maintenance model suggests that ________.

James,Wendy,Evan,Ethan,and Janet are all college seniors who are planning their senior thesis - a requirement for graduation at their school.Given the following situations,who is most likely to complete the thesis first?

Jackson is a former member of a street gang.He has recently started attending classes at a local community college,has made new friends who don't know about his former gang membership,and is spending time with a girl from an upper-middle-class background.Jackson heard his new friends and his girlfriend make several snide comments about gang members shortly before he took a test in one of the classes he shares with his new friends.In the light of the stereotype threat idea,this situation may cause Jackson to ________.

Some studies ask people to compare their "past self" with their "present self." These studies are examining ________ memory.

Chris describes himself as liberal when thinking of himself as an American,but conservative when compared to other college students.These are ________ comparisons.

When we think of ourselves as members of specific social groups,we are thinking of our ________.

Describe how you would think about social identity theory as it relates to your own memberships in two groups.Explain what is meant by a particular social identity being salient,and what that might mean for your attitudes and/or behaviors.

Research has shown that people with ____ use Facebook to ____ their self-esteem.

Participants in one study wore digital audio recorders.Research assistants coded the sounds and compared the coded behaviors to the participants' self-reports of behavior.Friends of the participants also made ratings of behavior frequencies.The findings show that

You surely have one or more personal goals you wish to attain.What does research tell you about your ability to successfully control your own behavior as related to level of self-construal? That is,describe a particular personal goal and say how you might best think about that goal in terms of the research.

Judy has recently been reflecting about all of the positive personal and professional life changes she has experienced over the past decade.The MOST likely reason she is engaging in this reflection is because she ________.

Self-esteem refers to the ________.

Stereotype threat causes decrements in performance,possibly because stereotype threat ________.

Discuss the gender difference that is found with regard to self-esteem.What are some of the proposed causes for this difference?

Private contemplation about the self in order to gain self-knowledge is called _____.

Bradford,a gay man,recently applied for a job as a fifth-grade teacher.Shortly before his second interview with school administrators,which was to include some interaction time with current students,Bradford completed an online survey that included questions about his sexual orientation.It was explained that the survey was completely unrelated to the school system,and that the orientation items were being asked by a gay-rights organization.Bradford did not think that he was particularly nervous or anxious during his interactions with the students.Recent research (Bosson,Haymovitz and Pinel,2004)suggests that ________.

Socially introverted individuals who use Facebook or other online social programs tend to