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

Where do many causal theories such as "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" come from?

According to self-perception theory, we infer the kind of person we are and what our attitudes are by __________.

Which of the following is most likely to increase intrinsic motivation?

Mariana wonders whether she has the potential to become a first-rate social psychologist. To assess her potential, she would most likely compare herself to __________.

Based on the idea of overjustification, if you have a group of children who already enjoy reading, which of the following would be most likely to decrease their intrinsic motivation?

It's Halloween, but you don't want to be running back and forth to answer the door. To avoid any "tricks," you decide to leave a large container of candy on the porch. You've just read about self-awareness theory, and you have a hunch about how to keep greedy trick-or-treaters from taking more than their fair share of the candy. You decide to __________.

Thought suppression is much like self-control in that they both __________.

When rewards are dependent on how well people perform a task, they are less likely to __________.

When engaged in social tuning, the process can be __________.

Robert has an important exam the next day. However, instead of studying for his exam, Robert is out at a party and drinking until the early morning hours. What social-psychological construct can explain Robert's behavior and why would he do this?

Sometimes when we become self-aware, we introspect about the reasons for our attitudes or behaviors. What are some consequences of such introspection?

While riding a harrowing roller coaster, Jim notices that the person sitting next to him is extremely attractive, and he resolves to get her phone number when the ride is over. Jim is probably doing this because he is __________.

Rosemary was invited to a dinner party by a colleague from her new job. Although she was told to arrive around 7:00, Rosemary made sure that she did not arrive before 7:30 so she would not appear overly eager. In which of the following strategies is Rosemary engaging?

If you just declined an invitation to go out with friends so that you can study, and then another friend offers you a beer, according to research in this chapter, what can you do to exert some self-control and stick with your study plan?

When there are no objective criteria to measure achievement, people often rely on __________ to evaluate how well they performed.

According to the authors, programs that provide children large monetary rewards for reading __________.

Describe how a self-perception theorist would explain how you come to decide whether you really like your new roommate.

When Kanim met Rakim, she immediately disliked his pushy personality and lack of focus. When she met him, he was handing out flyers supporting the feeding of the homeless. According to the authors of your text, what is Kanim most likely to do after meeting Rakim?

Self-handicapping is used to avoid __________ attributions for our behavior.

According to the authors of your text, __________ explain(s) why providing young children large rewards for reading (e.g., money, prizes) might actually backfire and convince them that they don't really like reading as much as they thought at first.