Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

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

The bottom-up view of self-esteem means

When presenting ourselves to others we sometimes put ourselves down or publicly extol an opponent's strength. According to the text, such false modesty is

Which group of people is more likely to be obnoxious, to interrupt, and to talk at people rather than with them?

Gilbert and his colleagues (2004) report that

University students perceive themselves as far more likely than their classmates to _______________ and as far less likely to ________________.

Research on the self has made it clear that people are motivated

Teen males who engage in sexual activity at an "inappropriately young age" tend to

People whose self-esteem, is temporarily bruised - say by being told they did miserably on an intelligence test - are more likely to disparage others. Those whose egos have recently been ______ are more prone to self-serving explanations of _______.

Those who evade paying income tax but who give generously to charity will probably _______________ the number of others who evade taxes and ________________ the number of others who give generously to charity.

Which of the following represents a way in which people self-handicap?

Jordan and colleagues (2003, 2005) have found that individuals have two forms of self-esteem: explicit and implicit. When individuals show a high explicit self-esteem but negative implicit views of themselves, they are said to have ___________ self-esteem. On the other hand, high explicit self-esteem and positive implicit views are associated with _________ self-esteem.

According to research cited in your text, people have difficulty predicting

Teen gang leaders, extreme ethnocentrists, and terrorists tend to

Which of the following is particularly likely to increase our vulnerability to misfortune?

When facing failure, high-self-esteem people sustain their self-worth by

Research on self-knowledge suggests that

Which of the following represents and example of automatic thinking?

What is the dual attitude system? Describe this, and provide an example identifying how these attitudes differ and what the implications are for psychological research.

Tomorrow morning Harry Smith has an interview that will determine whether he will be accepted into medical school. Rather than getting a good night's sleep, he is going to an all-night party with his friends. From the material presented in the text, which of the following may best describe Harry's behaviour?