Exam 5: The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Tim has asked Robin to marry him. Robin isn't sure whether she loves him enough or whether she loves him in the right way. She talks with her sister about all the reasons why it would be wise to marry Tim, and all the reasons why it wouldn't be such a great idea. According to Wilson's theory of reasons-generated attitude change, Robin might regret it were she to base her decision on the reasons she mentioned. Why is that?

Misattribution of arousal can best be defined as the process by which people make

Charles is motivated to see himself accurately. What kind of social comparison is he most likely to make?

If you are experiencing physiological arousal (heart pounding, feeling warm and a bit shaky), according to the two-factor theory of emotion, what would you do next to provide an interpretation of the arousal?

According to the self-regulatory resource model, ________ requires energy, and spending it on one task limits the amount that can be spent on other things.

If you were to hold up a mirror or see yourself in a video you would have a similar experience to the normal experience of East Asians who do this on a regular basis. What would you have for a moment?

The two factors necessary to experience an emotion according to Schachter's two-factor theory of emotion are

Imagine that you are a participant in the experiment conducted by Schachter and Singer (1962). You were injected with a vitamin compound called Suproxin and told that you might experience an increased heart rate, hand tremors, and sweaty palms. Further imagine that while completing a questionnaire, the person in the room with you begins to act angry, tears up the questionnaire, and storms from the room. You are likely to ________ because ________.

Self-handicapping helps individuals make ________ attributions for their performance.

According to self-awareness theory, under which of the following circumstances would an individual be most highly motivated to avoid self-awareness?

Suppose that Lauren has always wanted to go out with Sam. She calls him up and asks him to go to a movie with her, and he accepts enthusiastically. Under which of the following conditions will she experience the most joy?

If you are using the misattribution of arousal principle to plan a first date and you really want your partner to be attracted to you, which of the following activities would you choose?

Based on information presented in the textbook , what childhood activities foster development of collective interdependence for males?

Armand is very obsessed with his own death. He's worried about what he eats, the car he drives, whether he's going to be struck by lightning, etc. According to terror management theory, Armand likely

Complete the following analogy. Insider perspective of the self: ________ : : ________: public.

Recall that Dutton and Aron (1974) had an attractive confederate approach men either on a high, narrow, swaying suspension bridge, or else on the other side of the bridge where they were sitting. More men called the woman after she approached them on the scary bridge. Why?

From the perspective of self-awareness theory, alcohol abuse, binge eating, and suicide are alike in that they

Researchers briefly anesthetized chimpanzees and painted an odorless red dye on their heads. When they awoke and looked in the mirror, the chimps immediately reached to touch their brows and ears where the dye was. These findings suggest that chimps

Terror management is most like which of the following?

________ theory posits that when our attitudes or feelings are ambiguous, we infer our internal states by observing our own behaviors and the situation in which they occur.