Exam 4: Self and Self-Esteem

Through his work observing children, Mead proposed that there were two sequential stages of the social experience for children.Explain what the two stages are and give an example for each.

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Mead proposed two sequential stages for children as they develop a sense of self: play and game.In the play stage, children imitate the activities of people in certain roles.They enact one role at a time and do not consider that the role is tied to other roles.For example, a child in the play stage will imitate a baker and use playdough to make a pretend loaf of bread, but will not consider that bakers are connected to customers or food suppliers.In the game stage, children participate in more complex activities that require coordination between roles.They must be able to imagine others' viewpoints at the same time.For example, a child in the game stage playing ice hockey as a defensively player will recognize that she needs to keep the puck in the offensive zone to help her teammates playing forward and stymie opposing offensive players in order to help the goalie.

When a component of an individual's actual self is opposite a component of the ideal self or the ought self, that person experiences __________.

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Which of the following helps people construct a unified self of self and influences consistency in their behaviors across time and different situations?

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Using an example from the text or from your own life, explain what reflected appraisals are, and three ways that they can be distorted.

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Question 4

For an assignment, Professor Hanson asks students to fill out a form to rate their personality, to fill out the form rating themselves as if they were a good friend, and to ask that same good friend to also fill out the form about them.Students find that their responses as their friends are more similar to their own ratings than to their friends' real responses.Which of the following helps explain this discrepancy:

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Question 5

Jacinta and Carmen are carpenters.Due to societal role expectations for carpenters, their role identities are carpenter will be almost identical.

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Question 6

The self is both an active source of reflexive behavior and the passive object toward whom reflexive behavior is directed.

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Question 7

Clementine enters a restaurant and waits for the hostess to seat her.She is prepared to order a beverage when the waiter first comes to the table.When he enters, she hands him the menu and orders her meal.When she finishes eating, she asks for the check and pays, leaving a standard tip.Clementine enacts behaviors associated with her ____________ as a customer.

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Question 8

The looking glass self is a reflection of objective reality.

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Question 9

What are the four ways in which people protect their self-esteems? Provide an illustrative example of each.

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Question 10

Reflected appraisals help shape the content of a person's self-schema whereas the looking glass self is the process by which appraisals become a part of the self.

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Question 11

As compared to face-to-face interaction, people engaging in computer-mediated communication (CMC) display all of the following related to their self-concept, EXCEPT:

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Question 12

We are born with the ability to differentiate between ourselves and the environment.

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Question 13

Omar is shopping for a new car.He really wants to get a big SUV so that it would be easier to bring his dogs out for hikes, but he knows his hiking club friends would disapprove; they all drive hybrids or electric cars.Omar is _____________.

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Parents are important influences on children's self-appraisals regarding academics and sports, but not for perceived attractiveness.

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Question 15

In order to identify as a member of a social group (social identity), you must interact with members of that group.

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Question 16

Anne is going for her driver's test.On her way there, a classmate made a mean-spirited comment about Anne being both female and Asian, insinuating that she couldn't possibly be a good driver.Anne then did poorly on the written part of the exam.While she still passed, she didn't do as well as she had wanted.Anne was likely influenced by a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Question 17

The process of imaginatively occupying the position of another person and viewing the self and the situation from their perspective is known as _____________.

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Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-esteem?

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Question 19

Role identities provide the link between the self and society.

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Through his work observing children, Mead proposed that there were two sequential stages of the social experience for children.Explain what the two stages are and give an example for each.

When a component of an individual's actual self is opposite a component of the ideal self or the ought self, that person experiences __________.

Which of the following helps people construct a unified self of self and influences consistency in their behaviors across time and different situations?

Using an example from the text or from your own life, explain what reflected appraisals are, and three ways that they can be distorted.

Jacinta and Carmen are carpenters.Due to societal role expectations for carpenters, their role identities are carpenter will be almost identical.

The self is both an active source of reflexive behavior and the passive object toward whom reflexive behavior is directed.

The looking glass self is a reflection of objective reality.

What are the four ways in which people protect their self-esteems? Provide an illustrative example of each.

Reflected appraisals help shape the content of a person's self-schema whereas the looking glass self is the process by which appraisals become a part of the self.

As compared to face-to-face interaction, people engaging in computer-mediated communication (CMC) display all of the following related to their self-concept, EXCEPT:

We are born with the ability to differentiate between ourselves and the environment.

Omar is shopping for a new car.He really wants to get a big SUV so that it would be easier to bring his dogs out for hikes, but he knows his hiking club friends would disapprove; they all drive hybrids or electric cars.Omar is _____________.

Parents are important influences on children's self-appraisals regarding academics and sports, but not for perceived attractiveness.

In order to identify as a member of a social group (social identity), you must interact with members of that group.

The process of imaginatively occupying the position of another person and viewing the self and the situation from their perspective is known as _____________.

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-esteem?

Role identities provide the link between the self and society.

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Socialization Through the Life Course

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Emotions

Social Perception and Cognition

Attitudes

Symbolic Communication and Language

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Altruism and Prosocial Behavior

Aggression

Deviant Behavior and Social Reaction

Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships

Understanding Groups

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