Exam 4: Self and Self-Esteem

Noelle dreamed of being a professional singer.She even tried out for American Idol, but the judges said she'd never make it.She knows they're wrong, though, because her family says that she's the best they've ever heard.This is an example of _____________.

Teens who score higher on measures of internet addiction also score higher on measures of self-clarity.

The digital self is outwardly oriented, meaning that people tend to report about external news and events.

The social identities we can adopt are restricted to how easily we can be identified as a member of the group.

Lawrence's father is black and his mother is Japanese.To others, he doesn't look black or Asian.For Lawrence, his cultural exposure and ability to speak Japanese will matter more for his racial identity than his physical features.

What are your two most salient role or social identities? Explain two things that affect when you enact each identity.Give detailed examples to illustrate how these factors affect when you exact the identities.

When highly self-aware, people are more likely to do all of the following, EXCEPT:

Shelby is an American living in New Zealand.On the Fourth of July, she attends a party with other Americans.She wears an American flag shirt, sings the national anthem, and proclaims her love for popular American sports like baseball and football.Which of the following factors most likely impacted Shelby enacting her American identity?

Simon attends a roller derby game to cheer for the home team.Along with other fans in the crowd, he wears greens, stomps his feet loudly when the home team scores, and sings the team's rallying song.Simon enacts behaviors associated with his ____________ as a fan of the home team.

Mo and Bec walk around the classroom pretending to be a nurse and a doctor.Mo asks peers if they have a cough or any bruises, pretends to write notes, and the consults with Bec.Bec diagnoses the classmates and hands them sheets of paper for imaginary prescriptions.Mo and Bec are engaging in the ___________ stage as they develop a sense of self.

Uzo volunteers with search and rescue in her community.Although initially attracted by the desire to be a hero, she now suppresses her individual goals and emphasizes the importance of the search and rescue team.She has learned survival skills and rescue techniques, but is not yet very skilled and therefore does not lead training session.Uzo is at the __________ stage of membership within the search and rescue group.

In order to engage in successful action, human beings must do which of the following:

Whereas people in collectivist cultures exhibit more group-linked identities (sibling, Lutheran), people in individualist cultures exhibit more individual identities (optimist, Virgo).

Adopting a social identity involves conforming to behavior expectations alone.

Using illustrative examples from the text or from your life, discuss the three self-verification strategies often employed by people to help maintain the perception of consistency across time and situations.Then, discuss how these strategies are limited.