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

Recall that Dutton and Aron (1974) had an attractive female confederate approach men either on a high, narrow, swaying suspension bridge or 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?

What is meant by the idea of the "looking-glass self" (Cooley, 1902)?

Which of the following statements about cultural influences on impression management is FALSE?

Stanley Schachter's (1964) two-factor theory of emotion is both a biological and a social theory of emotion. Explain.

Consider the following self-description: "I have blue eyes and brown hair. I have two sisters. I hate vegetables, but I love ice cream." Such a self-description was most likely provided by the typical __________.

Mary is planning to get married in the near future. Imagine Mary has an independent view of herself. What would be some reasons she would give for getting married, and how does this reflect an independent self? Now imagine she has an interdependent view of herself. What would be some reasons she would give for getting married then, and how does that reflect her interdependent self?

In a study presented in the textbook, participants were greeted by either a likable or an unlikable experimenter, who either wore a blank shirt or an anti-racism shirt. Then participants completed a measure of automatic prejudice. Results from this study suggest that when people make an acquaintance that they like, they __________.

According to research, when participants were asked to first suppress a thought, they later performed worse __________ in the second task.

According to the authors of your text, extrinsic rewards are most likely to DIMINISH intrinsic motivation when __________.

Which of the following is using a behavioral self-handicapping strategy?

One of the chief executive functions of the __________ is making choices about what to do.

A coach wants to motivate his soccer team to score more often by using a reward system. Based on what you read about preserving intrinsic motivation, how is it best for him to reward his team?

Describe ingratiation and self-handicapping as impression management strategies. In your answer, be sure to address the difference between behavioral and reported self-handicapping.

According to the text, the existence of Japanese benriya, or "convenience agencies," which rent guests for weddings, funerals, and lectures, suggests that the __________.

When people in Western cultures learn about the interdependent view of the self, and people in Asian cultures learn of the independent view of the self, what is the typical reaction?

Walt's older brother Seymour decided to give him some incentive to continue doing well in school. Seymour told Walt that for every "A" he received on his report card, he would reward him with a comic book. Seymour is offering Walt a(n) __________ reward.

Jakim just got back his exam in a really hard class. He asks the professor if he can see the grade distribution (how many people got A's, B's, C's, etc.). He wants to see how well he did in relationship to the class. In this case, he is using __________.

Pablo had always gotten much satisfaction out of caring for his brothers and sisters when they were sick. A few months ago, Pablo's father convinced him to take a job at a hospital as a nurse's aide so that he could earn money doing what he enjoyed. Now that Pablo has been working at the hospital for a while, he no longer enjoys caring for sick people as much as he did before he took the job. One reason for Pablo's attitude change may be that the job has undermined his __________ for helping others.

Complete the following analogy: Behavioral self-handicapping is to __________ as reported self-handicapping is to __________.

By what age have human infants demonstrated the development of self-concept using the "red dye" test?