Question 1

Which part of the brain is significantly involved in maintaining our sense of self?

Accepted Answer

A) the left hemisphere 
B) the corpus callosum 
C) the right hemisphere 
D) the brain stem 
A) the left hemisphere 
B) the corpus callosum 
C) the right hemisphere 
D) the brain stem

Question 2

Giving priority to the goals of one's group,such as one's family or workplace,and defining one's identity accordingly is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) individualism. 
B) narcissism. 
C) collectivism. 
D) hedonism. 
A) individualism. 
B) narcissism. 
C) collectivism. 
D) hedonism.

Question 3

Who among the following most likely belongs to a collectivistic culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Antoni,who shouts at people who do not follow his rules or who criticize these rules 
B) Maria,who buys luxury items and considers her extravagant choices as expressions of herself 
C) Hailey,who places more value on her ancestral tradition and shared practices than anything else 
D) Sergei,who prefers to enhance his individual self and make independent choices 
A) Antoni,who shouts at people who do not follow his rules or who criticize these rules 
B) Maria,who buys luxury items and considers her extravagant choices as expressions of herself 
C) Hailey,who places more value on her ancestral tradition and shared practices than anything else 
D) Sergei,who prefers to enhance his individual self and make independent choices

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of the interdependent self?

Accepted Answer

A) The interdependent self is not strongly embedded in social membership. 
B) With an interdependent self,one's personal identity is established by individual traits and goals. 
C) With an interdependent self,one has a greater sense of belonging. 
D) The interdependent self creates social barriers as it disapproves of conformity and adopts egotism. 
A) The interdependent self is not strongly embedded in social membership. 
B) With an interdependent self,one's personal identity is established by individual traits and goals. 
C) With an interdependent self,one has a greater sense of belonging. 
D) The interdependent self creates social barriers as it disapproves of conformity and adopts egotism.

Question 5

Who among the following in the United States achieve the most academically as students and earn the highest median income as adults,yet have the lowest self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A) African-Americans 
B) Native Americans 
C) Latin Americans 
D) Asian-Americans 
A) African-Americans 
B) Native Americans 
C) Latin Americans 
D) Asian-Americans

Question 6

Explain the false consensus effect and the false uniqueness effect with examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the false consensus effect and the...

Question 7

According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003),people have the greatest difficulty predicting the ________ of their future emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) reliability 
B) frequency 
C) intensity and duration 
D) stability and permanency 
A) reliability 
B) frequency 
C) intensity and duration 
D) stability and permanency

Question 8

How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

Accepted Answer

The spotlight effect and the illusion of

Question 9

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are is referred to as the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) transparency 
B) audience 
C) spotlight 
D) halo 
A) transparency 
B) audience 
C) spotlight 
D) halo

Question 10

Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.

Accepted Answer

Individualism and collectivism are two c

Question 11

According to sociologist Charles H.Cooley (1902),which of the following terms describes our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A) negative self-talk 
B) looking-glass self 
C) self-efficacy 
D) self-assertion 
A) negative self-talk 
B) looking-glass self 
C) self-efficacy 
D) self-assertion

Question 12

Samantha always gets lower grades than Samuel,her twin.Although she is not bothered about other students in her class who score less than her,she has deeply affected by scoring less than Samuel.In the context of self and culture,identify the perspective of Samantha in this scenario.

Accepted Answer

A) individualism 
B) collectivism 
C) interdependence 
D) altruism 
A) individualism 
B) collectivism 
C) interdependence 
D) altruism

Question 13

People are self-critical and focus less on positive self-views in a(n)________ culture.

Accepted Answer

A) individualistic 
B) collectivistic 
C) narcissistic 
D) egocentric 
A) individualistic 
B) collectivistic 
C) narcissistic 
D) egocentric

Question 14

Ron remembers Phil's birthday,which is in the same month as his,but fails to recall Alex's birthday,which is in a different month.Though both of them are his friends,Ron's ability to recall Phil's birthday but not Alex's can be best explained through the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) self-schema. 
B) social comparison. 
C) Schadenfreude. 
D) individualism. 
A) self-schema. 
B) social comparison. 
C) Schadenfreude. 
D) individualism.

Question 15

Which of the following is true of self-control?

Accepted Answer

A) Failures of self-control are least likely to appear when one has to do something taxing,difficult,or unpleasant. 
B) People who fail to exert self-control on a particular task subsequently work harder on other tasks. 
C) Self-control can be depleted or strengthened,much like a muscle. 
D) Self-control typically involves the strategy of humblebragging. 
A) Failures of self-control are least likely to appear when one has to do something taxing,difficult,or unpleasant. 
B) People who fail to exert self-control on a particular task subsequently work harder on other tasks. 
C) Self-control can be depleted or strengthened,much like a muscle. 
D) Self-control typically involves the strategy of humblebragging.

Question 16

Which of the following statements on self-concept across cultures is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) People in individualistic countries persist more when they are succeeding. 
B) For Japanese college students,happiness comes with positive social engagement. 
C) Individualists make comparisons with others to boost their self-esteem. 
D) Asian collectivists are more likely to make downward social comparisons than individualists. 
A) People in individualistic countries persist more when they are succeeding. 
B) For Japanese college students,happiness comes with positive social engagement. 
C) Individualists make comparisons with others to boost their self-esteem. 
D) Asian collectivists are more likely to make downward social comparisons than individualists.

Question 17

The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:

Accepted Answer

A) self-interest colors our social judgment. 
B) social surroundings affect our self-awareness. 
C) self-concern motivates our social behavior. 
D) social relationships help define our self. 
A) self-interest colors our social judgment. 
B) social surroundings affect our self-awareness. 
C) self-concern motivates our social behavior. 
D) social relationships help define our self.

Question 18

Which of the following terms denotes what we know and believe about ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A) self-control 
B) Schadenfreude 
C) altruism 
D) self-concept 
A) self-control 
B) Schadenfreude 
C) altruism 
D) self-concept

Question 19

A study by Gilovich et al.(2000)had college students wear T-shirts with singer Barry Manilow on them.They found that participants overestimated the degree to which other people would notice the T-shirt.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

Accepted Answer

A) the transparency effect 
B) the audience effect 
C) the spotlight effect 
D) the halo effect 
A) the transparency effect 
B) the audience effect 
C) the spotlight effect 
D) the halo effect

Question 20

Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

Accepted Answer

A) self-handicapping. 
B) impact bias. 
C) planning fallacy. 
D) spotlight effect. 
A) self-handicapping. 
B) impact bias. 
C) planning fallacy. 
D) spotlight effect.

Which part of the brain is significantly involved in maintaining our sense of self?

Giving priority to the goals of one's group,such as one's family or workplace,and defining one's identity accordingly is known as:

Who among the following most likely belongs to a collectivistic culture?

Which of the following statements is true of the interdependent self?

Who among the following in the United States achieve the most academically as students and earn the highest median income as adults,yet have the lowest self-esteem?

Explain the false consensus effect and the false uniqueness effect with examples.

According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003),people have the greatest difficulty predicting the ________ of their future emotions.

How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are is referred to as the ________ effect.

Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.

According to sociologist Charles H.Cooley (1902),which of the following terms describes our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves?

Samantha always gets lower grades than Samuel,her twin.Although she is not bothered about other students in her class who score less than her,she has deeply affected by scoring less than Samuel.In the context of self and culture,identify the perspective of Samantha in this scenario.

People are self-critical and focus less on positive self-views in a(n)________ culture.

Ron remembers Phil's birthday,which is in the same month as his,but fails to recall Alex's birthday,which is in a different month.Though both of them are his friends,Ron's ability to recall Phil's birthday but not Alex's can be best explained through the concept of:

Which of the following is true of self-control?

Which of the following statements on self-concept across cultures is FALSE?

The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:

Which of the following terms denotes what we know and believe about ourselves?

A study by Gilovich et al.(2000)had college students wear T-shirts with singer Barry Manilow on them.They found that participants overestimated the degree to which other people would notice the T-shirt.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

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Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

Which part of the brain is significantly involved in maintaining our sense of self?

Giving priority to the goals of one's group,such as one's family or workplace,and defining one's identity accordingly is known as:

Who among the following most likely belongs to a collectivistic culture?

Which of the following statements is true of the interdependent self?

Who among the following in the United States achieve the most academically as students and earn the highest median income as adults,yet have the lowest self-esteem?

Explain the false consensus effect and the false uniqueness effect with examples.

According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003),people have the greatest difficulty predicting the ________ of their future emotions.

How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are is referred to as the ________ effect.

Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.

According to sociologist Charles H.Cooley (1902),which of the following terms describes our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves?

Samantha always gets lower grades than Samuel,her twin.Although she is not bothered about other students in her class who score less than her,she has deeply affected by scoring less than Samuel.In the context of self and culture,identify the perspective of Samantha in this scenario.

People are self-critical and focus less on positive self-views in a(n)________ culture.

Ron remembers Phil's birthday,which is in the same month as his,but fails to recall Alex's birthday,which is in a different month.Though both of them are his friends,Ron's ability to recall Phil's birthday but not Alex's can be best explained through the concept of:

Which of the following is true of self-control?

Which of the following statements on self-concept across cultures is FALSE?

The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:

Which of the following terms denotes what we know and believe about ourselves?

A study by Gilovich et al.(2000)had college students wear T-shirts with singer Barry Manilow on them.They found that participants overestimated the degree to which other people would notice the T-shirt.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes, Culture, and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology in Court

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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