Question 1

According to the overjustification effect, performance on a task may be improved by:

Accepted Answer

A)  yelling at someone until they complete the task. 
B)  setting performance goals, and rewarding for good performance. 
C)  appealing to a person's ideal self. 
D)  giving many rewards for completing the task. 
A)  yelling at someone until they complete the task. 
B)  setting performance goals, and rewarding for good performance. 
C)  appealing to a person's ideal self. 
D)  giving many rewards for completing the task.

Question 2

In Freudian theory the self was viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a quantifiable concept. 
B)  accessible only through cognitive-behavioural therapy. 
C)  accessible only through procedures such as hypnosis and psychotherapy. 
D)  having developed from the Superego. 
A)  a quantifiable concept. 
B)  accessible only through cognitive-behavioural therapy. 
C)  accessible only through procedures such as hypnosis and psychotherapy. 
D)  having developed from the Superego.

Question 3

Although the need to have a distinctive and integrated sense of self is probably universal, it has been suggested that ________ means something quite different in individualist and collectivist cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  the search for happiness 
B)  self-instruction 
C)  the search for positive self-esteem 
D)  self-distinctiveness 
A)  the search for happiness 
B)  self-instruction 
C)  the search for positive self-esteem 
D)  self-distinctiveness

Question 4

Dan is a politician and has a high public self-awareness. Individuals like Dan:

Accepted Answer

A)  worry about their public image. 
B)  are concerned with outgroup politics. 
C)  like to be in the spotlight. 
D)  have a high level of community responsibility. 
A)  worry about their public image. 
B)  are concerned with outgroup politics. 
C)  like to be in the spotlight. 
D)  have a high level of community responsibility.

Question 5

According to Brewer and Gardner (1996), part of our self-concept consists of dyadic relationships that assimilate our self to significant others. This part is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  collective self. 
B)  social self. 
C)  relational self. 
D)  individual self. 
A)  collective self. 
B)  social self. 
C)  relational self. 
D)  individual self.

Question 6

The theory that distinguishes between three kinds of self-schemas is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Festinger's social comparison theory. 
B)  Higgins' self-discrepancy theory. 
C)  Bem's self-perception theory. 
D)  Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model. 
A)  Festinger's social comparison theory. 
B)  Higgins' self-discrepancy theory. 
C)  Bem's self-perception theory. 
D)  Tesser's self-evaluation maintenance model.

Question 7

While on holiday at a popular resort, Peter almost bumps into a middle-aged couple looking at the local map mounted on a street sideboard. 'Tourists', he mumbles as he weaves past them. At the very least, his reaction:

Accepted Answer

A)  indicates how we use categories that come easily to mind. 
B)  is obviously wrong. 
C)  reflects Peter's naïve approach to judging others. 
D)  is based on previous experience. 
A)  indicates how we use categories that come easily to mind. 
B)  is obviously wrong. 
C)  reflects Peter's naïve approach to judging others. 
D)  is based on previous experience.

Question 8

When Tom says that 'information about the self is stored in context-specific nodes':

Accepted Answer

A)  he is talking nonsense. 
B)  the topic in question is the ideal self. 
C)  you agree, but point out that Skinner said it first. 
D)  Tom's framework relates to self-schemas. 
A)  he is talking nonsense. 
B)  the topic in question is the ideal self. 
C)  you agree, but point out that Skinner said it first. 
D)  Tom's framework relates to self-schemas.

According to the overjustification effect, performance on a task may be improved by:

In Freudian theory the self was viewed as:

Although the need to have a distinctive and integrated sense of self is probably universal, it has been suggested that ________ means something quite different in individualist and collectivist cultures.

Dan is a politician and has a high public self-awareness. Individuals like Dan:

According to Brewer and Gardner (1996), part of our self-concept consists of dyadic relationships that assimilate our self to significant others. This part is called the:

The theory that distinguishes between three kinds of self-schemas is:

While on holiday at a popular resort, Peter almost bumps into a middle-aged couple looking at the local map mounted on a street sideboard. 'Tourists', he mumbles as he weaves past them. At the very least, his reaction:

When Tom says that 'information about the self is stored in context-specific nodes':

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Exam 4: Self and Identity

According to the overjustification effect, performance on a task may be improved by:

In Freudian theory the self was viewed as:

Although the need to have a distinctive and integrated sense of self is probably universal, it has been suggested that ________ means something quite different in individualist and collectivist cultures.

Dan is a politician and has a high public self-awareness. Individuals like Dan:

According to Brewer and Gardner (1996), part of our self-concept consists of dyadic relationships that assimilate our self to significant others. This part is called the:

The theory that distinguishes between three kinds of self-schemas is:

While on holiday at a popular resort, Peter almost bumps into a middle-aged couple looking at the local map mounted on a street sideboard. 'Tourists', he mumbles as he weaves past them. At the very least, his reaction:

When Tom says that 'information about the self is stored in context-specific nodes':

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition and Social Thinking

Attribution and Social Explanation

Attitudes

Persuasion and Attitude Change

Social Influence

People in Groups

Leadership and Group Decision Making

Prejudice and Discrimination

Intergroup Behaviour

Aggression

Prosocial Behaviour

Attraction and Close Relationships

Language and Communication

Culture

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