Question 1

According to research described in the text,how is narcissism related to implicit and explicit attitudes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Narcissism might be more evident in those whose implicit self-esteem is low relative to their declarative self-esteem. 
B)  Narcissism occurs when implicit and declarative self-esteem are both low. 
C)  Narcissism is unrelated to implicit self-esteem but strongly related to declarative self-esteem. 
D)  Narcissism is strongly related to implicit self-esteem but unrelated to declarative self-esteem. 
A)  Narcissism might be more evident in those whose implicit self-esteem is low relative to their declarative self-esteem. 
B)  Narcissism occurs when implicit and declarative self-esteem are both low. 
C)  Narcissism is unrelated to implicit self-esteem but strongly related to declarative self-esteem. 
D)  Narcissism is strongly related to implicit self-esteem but unrelated to declarative self-esteem.

Question 2

What term refers to self-schemas based on our past experience that direct how we relate to the important people in our lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  relational self-schema 
B)  self-in-relationship schema 
C)  interdependence self-schema 
D)  interdependent self-schema 
A)  relational self-schema 
B)  self-in-relationship schema 
C)  interdependence self-schema 
D)  interdependent self-schema

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT associated with low self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  suicide 
C)  loneliness 
D)  fearlessness about death 
A)  depression 
B)  suicide 
C)  loneliness 
D)  fearlessness about death

Question 4

A study in China showed that information about one's ________ is remembered as well as information about the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  coworkers 
B)  enemies 
C)  mother and father 
D)  romantic partners 
A)  coworkers 
B)  enemies 
C)  mother and father 
D)  romantic partners

Question 5

________ is the basis behind the idea that our opinions about our capabilities set the limits of what we will attempt.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Self-schema 
C)  Self-efficacy 
D)  Self-reference 
A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Self-schema 
C)  Self-efficacy 
D)  Self-reference

Question 6

Introspection is relevant to which stage of the realistic accuracy model?

Accepted Answer

A)  detection 
B)  utilization 
C)  accuracy 
D)  relevance 
A)  detection 
B)  utilization 
C)  accuracy 
D)  relevance

Question 7

What is the name of the cognitive structure that contains the declarative self?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-determination center 
B)  I self 
C)  self-schema 
D)  self-esteem 
A)  self-determination center 
B)  I self 
C)  self-schema 
D)  self-esteem

Question 8

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term.
-The ought self

Accepted Answer

A) Your view of what you should do 
B) Your view of self that is outside your conscious awareness 
C) Our ideas about ourselves organized into a coherent system 
D) A continuously changing self based on the people you are with and the environmental circumstances you are in 
E) Acting in a way that is in accordance with your personality traits
F)Our ideas about our characteristics and capabilities
G)Your overall opinion about whether you are good or bad
H)The images we have or can construct of the other ways we might be
I)The self-schema based on past experiences that direct how we relate to one another
J)Your views about what you could be doing 
A) Your view of what you should do 
B) Your view of self that is outside your conscious awareness 
C) Our ideas about ourselves organized into a coherent system 
D) A continuously changing self based on the people you are with and the environmental circumstances you are in 
E) Acting in a way that is in accordance with your personality traits
F)Our ideas about our characteristics and capabilities
G)Your overall opinion about whether you are good or bad
H)The images we have or can construct of the other ways we might be
I)The self-schema based on past experiences that direct how we relate to one another
J)Your views about what you could be doing

Question 9

A close friend knows you are interested in psychology and comes to you for advice.She wants to improve the accuracy of her self-judgments.In other words,she wants to learn how to "know herself" better.Drawing on the textbook,what advice will you give?

Accepted Answer

I would advise my friend to start by pra

Question 10

According to the text,what does S data capture?

Accepted Answer

A)  what the self-schema contains 
B)  other people's imposed impressions 
C)  procedural knowledge 
D)  long-term memories 
A)  what the self-schema contains 
B)  other people's imposed impressions 
C)  procedural knowledge 
D)  long-term memories

Question 11

When people think about their own behavior,they tend to believe that their ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior arises from who they are 
B)  behavior is the logical response to the situation 
C)  behavior arises from a chronic pattern of activities 
D)  "positive" behaviors are always a result of the situation 
A)  behavior arises from who they are 
B)  behavior is the logical response to the situation 
C)  behavior arises from a chronic pattern of activities 
D)  "positive" behaviors are always a result of the situation

Question 12

Define the distinction between declarative self-knowledge and procedural self-knowledge.Identify and describe the important aspects of declarative self-knowledge.

Accepted Answer

Declarative self-knowledge refers to the

Question 13

Which stage of the realistic accuracy model probably has the fewest limitations when it comes to making self-judgments?

Accepted Answer

A)  relevance 
B)  utilization 
C)  availability 
D)  detection 
A)  relevance 
B)  utilization 
C)  availability 
D)  detection

Question 14

According to self-discrepancy theory,what emotion arises from discrepancies between ought and actual selves?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  anxiety 
C)  frustration 
D)  hostility 
A)  depression 
B)  anxiety 
C)  frustration 
D)  hostility

Question 15

A person who habitually avoids social interaction but is unaware of his shyness is said to have ________ knowledge about the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  semantic 
D)  declarative 
A)  procedural 
B)  episodic 
C)  semantic 
D)  declarative

Question 16

Everything you think you know about your traits and abilities resides in the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  procedural self 
B)  self-esteem structure 
C)  I self 
D)  declarative self 
A)  procedural self 
B)  self-esteem structure 
C)  I self 
D)  declarative self

Question 17

Procedural self-knowledge does NOT include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills 
B)  styles of relating to others 
C)  unconscious self-knowledge 
D)  explicit self-knowledge 
A)  social skills 
B)  styles of relating to others 
C)  unconscious self-knowledge 
D)  explicit self-knowledge

Question 18

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term.
-Congruence

Accepted Answer

A) Your view of what you should do 
B) Your view of self that is outside your conscious awareness 
C) Our ideas about ourselves organized into a coherent system 
D) A continuously changing self based on the people you are with and the environmental circumstances you are in 
E) Acting in a way that is in accordance with your personality traits
F)Our ideas about our characteristics and capabilities
G)Your overall opinion about whether you are good or bad
H)The images we have or can construct of the other ways we might be
I)The self-schema based on past experiences that direct how we relate to one another
J)Your views about what you could be doing 
A) Your view of what you should do 
B) Your view of self that is outside your conscious awareness 
C) Our ideas about ourselves organized into a coherent system 
D) A continuously changing self based on the people you are with and the environmental circumstances you are in 
E) Acting in a way that is in accordance with your personality traits
F)Our ideas about our characteristics and capabilities
G)Your overall opinion about whether you are good or bad
H)The images we have or can construct of the other ways we might be
I)The self-schema based on past experiences that direct how we relate to one another
J)Your views about what you could be doing

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the realistic accuracy model?

Accepted Answer

A)  detection 
B)  utilization 
C)  relevance 
D)  accuracy 
A)  detection 
B)  utilization 
C)  relevance 
D)  accuracy

Question 20

The clarity of self-concept ________ between young adulthood and middle age and ________ during old age.

Accepted Answer

A)  increases; decreases 
B)  decreases; increases 
C)  stays the same; increases 
D)  decreases; stays the same 
A)  increases; decreases 
B)  decreases; increases 
C)  stays the same; increases 
D)  decreases; stays the same

According to research described in the text,how is narcissism related to implicit and explicit attitudes?

What term refers to self-schemas based on our past experience that direct how we relate to the important people in our lives?

Which of the following is NOT associated with low self-esteem?

A study in China showed that information about one's ________ is remembered as well as information about the self.

________ is the basis behind the idea that our opinions about our capabilities set the limits of what we will attempt.

Introspection is relevant to which stage of the realistic accuracy model?

What is the name of the cognitive structure that contains the declarative self?

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -The ought self

A close friend knows you are interested in psychology and comes to you for advice.She wants to improve the accuracy of her self-judgments.In other words,she wants to learn how to "know herself" better.Drawing on the textbook,what advice will you give?

According to the text,what does S data capture?

When people think about their own behavior,they tend to believe that their ________.

Define the distinction between declarative self-knowledge and procedural self-knowledge.Identify and describe the important aspects of declarative self-knowledge.

Which stage of the realistic accuracy model probably has the fewest limitations when it comes to making self-judgments?

According to self-discrepancy theory,what emotion arises from discrepancies between ought and actual selves?

A person who habitually avoids social interaction but is unaware of his shyness is said to have ________ knowledge about the self.

Everything you think you know about your traits and abilities resides in the ________.

Procedural self-knowledge does NOT include ________.

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -Congruence

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the realistic accuracy model?

The clarity of self-concept between young adulthood and middle age and during old age.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

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Exam 16: The Self: What You Know About You

According to research described in the text,how is narcissism related to implicit and explicit attitudes?

What term refers to self-schemas based on our past experience that direct how we relate to the important people in our lives?

Which of the following is NOT associated with low self-esteem?

A study in China showed that information about one's ________ is remembered as well as information about the self.

________ is the basis behind the idea that our opinions about our capabilities set the limits of what we will attempt.

Introspection is relevant to which stage of the realistic accuracy model?

What is the name of the cognitive structure that contains the declarative self?

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -The ought self

A close friend knows you are interested in psychology and comes to you for advice.She wants to improve the accuracy of her self-judgments.In other words,she wants to learn how to "know herself" better.Drawing on the textbook,what advice will you give?

According to the text,what does S data capture?

When people think about their own behavior,they tend to believe that their ________.

Define the distinction between declarative self-knowledge and procedural self-knowledge.Identify and describe the important aspects of declarative self-knowledge.

Which stage of the realistic accuracy model probably has the fewest limitations when it comes to making self-judgments?

According to self-discrepancy theory,what emotion arises from discrepancies between ought and actual selves?

A person who habitually avoids social interaction but is unaware of his shyness is said to have ________ knowledge about the self.

Everything you think you know about your traits and abilities resides in the ________.

Procedural self-knowledge does NOT include ________.

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -Congruence

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the realistic accuracy model?

The clarity of self-concept ________ between young adulthood and middle age and ________ during old age.

The Study of the Person

Personality Research Methods

Assessment, Effect Size, and Ethics

Personality Traits,Situations,and Behavior

Personality Judgment

Using Personality Traits to Understand Behavior

Personality Stability, Development, and Change

The Anatomy and Physiology of Personality

The Inheritance of Personality: Behavioral Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Basics of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis After Freud: Neo-Freudians, Object Relations, and Current Research

Experience,Existence,and the Meaning of Life: Humanistic and Positive Psychology

Cultural Variation in Experience, Behavior, and Personality

Learning to Be a Person: Behaviorism and the Social Learning Theories

Personality Processes: Perception, Thought, Motivation, and Emotion

Personality, Mental Health, and Physical Health

Epilogue: Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Filters

The clarity of self-concept between young adulthood and middle age and during old age.