Question 1

Results of Implicit Association Test (IAT)studies indicate that our attitudes and feelings ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  influence our behavior without us knowing why 
B)  are sometimes incorrect indications of how we will behave 
C)  change depending on the situation 
D)  determine our behavior more consistently than our personality 
A)  influence our behavior without us knowing why 
B)  are sometimes incorrect indications of how we will behave 
C)  change depending on the situation 
D)  determine our behavior more consistently than our personality

Question 2

Someone with accurate self-knowledge is also likely to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  make wise choices about education, occupation, and relationships 
B)  be high in conscientiousness and openness to experience 
C)  accurately judge others' personality 
D)  be psychologically maladjusted 
A)  make wise choices about education, occupation, and relationships 
B)  be high in conscientiousness and openness to experience 
C)  accurately judge others' personality 
D)  be psychologically maladjusted

Question 3

Sam is schematic for agreeableness.When he is asked to make judgments about whether he is friendly,kind,and modest,he will ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  take far longer to answer than someone who is aschematic for this trait 
B)  answer more quickly than someone who is aschematic for this trait 
C)  answer at about the same speed as someone who is aschematic for this trait 
D)  become emotionally distressed at the question prompts 
A)  take far longer to answer than someone who is aschematic for this trait 
B)  answer more quickly than someone who is aschematic for this trait 
C)  answer at about the same speed as someone who is aschematic for this trait 
D)  become emotionally distressed at the question prompts

Question 4

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term.
-The implicit 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 5

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term.
-Working self-concept

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 6

According to the text,what are possible selves?

Accepted Answer

A)  our various levels on each of the Big Five personality traits 
B)  the ways in which our identity shifts from childhood to adulthood 
C)  the various social roles we hold 
D)  the images we construct of the other ways we might be 
A)  our various levels on each of the Big Five personality traits 
B)  the ways in which our identity shifts from childhood to adulthood 
C)  the various social roles we hold 
D)  the images we construct of the other ways we might be

Question 7

What is self-esteem? What purpose does it have and what does it seem to predict? What is self-enhancement? Is there a difference between self-enhancement and self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

Self-esteem refers to a person's overall

Question 8

The desire to maintain the same identity over time is the desire for ________ of the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuity 
B)  strength 
C)  reliability 
D)  flexibility 
A)  continuity 
B)  strength 
C)  reliability 
D)  flexibility

Question 9

Mary has just been in a terrible car accident and has lost all memory of the previous year.According to case study research,Mary's self-view will most likely ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  remain in tact and unaffected by her memory loss 
B)  change significantly after losing her memory 
C)  change only in how she interacts with others 
D)  appear to be unchanged but will inevitably change when new memories become more salient 
A)  remain in tact and unaffected by her memory loss 
B)  change significantly after losing her memory 
C)  change only in how she interacts with others 
D)  appear to be unchanged but will inevitably change when new memories become more salient

Question 10

Self-knowledge can be divided into ________ knowledge and ________ knowledge.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

You are only able to observe what you actually did and thought when faced with a particular dilemma.This fact creates problems for which two stages of the realistic accuracy model applied to self-judgments?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

What is likely to happen if every morning a person low in self-esteem repeats self-affirmations such as "Every day,in every way,I am getting better and better"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The individual will start to report feeling worse. 
B)  The individual will start to report increased self-esteem. 
C)  Nothing will happen, as these interventions do little to change self-esteem. 
D)  The individual will become slightly more aggressive. 
A)  The individual will start to report feeling worse. 
B)  The individual will start to report increased self-esteem. 
C)  Nothing will happen, as these interventions do little to change self-esteem. 
D)  The individual will become slightly more aggressive.

Question 13

The ________ effect describes the enhancement of long-term memory that comes from relating information to the self.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-enhancement 
B)  self-consistency 
C)  self-justification 
D)  self-reference 
A)  self-enhancement 
B)  self-consistency 
C)  self-justification 
D)  self-reference

Question 14

Long-term memory is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  permanent memory storage 
B)  limited to procedural knowledge only 
C)  limited to an average of seven bits of information 
D)  memory storage for around 5 years 
A)  permanent memory storage 
B)  limited to procedural knowledge only 
C)  limited to an average of seven bits of information 
D)  memory storage for around 5 years

Question 15

Jack's friends don't think he is very smart; however,Jack considers himself to be quite intelligent.Jack would most likely be considered high in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-insight 
B)  self-enhancement 
C)  sociometry 
D)  self-justification 
A)  self-insight 
B)  self-enhancement 
C)  sociometry 
D)  self-justification

Question 16

Albert Bandura criticized theories involving multiple selves on what grounds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Existing theories have not identified a representative range of selves. 
B)  Once you start fractionating the self, there is no clear place to stop. 
C)  The concept of a self is unnecessary because we should concentrate on observable behavior. 
D)  There is no good way to measure the self. 
A)  Existing theories have not identified a representative range of selves. 
B)  Once you start fractionating the self, there is no clear place to stop. 
C)  The concept of a self is unnecessary because we should concentrate on observable behavior. 
D)  There is no good way to measure the self.

Question 17

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term.
-The ideal 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 18

Use self-discrepancy theory to explain particular emotional reactions to failing a test and not living up to moral expectations.Provide a complete description of the theory.

Accepted Answer

Self-discrepancy theory, developed by ps

Question 19

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

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 20

Coaches often try to make their athletes believe they have the talent to succeed.What self-related concept are the coaches trying to improve?

Accepted Answer

A)  the feared self 
B)  self-references 
C)  self-discrepancies 
D)  self-efficacy 
A)  the feared self 
B)  self-references 
C)  self-discrepancies 
D)  self-efficacy

Results of Implicit Association Test (IAT)studies indicate that our attitudes and feelings ________.

Someone with accurate self-knowledge is also likely to ________.

Sam is schematic for agreeableness.When he is asked to make judgments about whether he is friendly,kind,and modest,he will ________.

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

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -Working self-concept

According to the text,what are possible selves?

What is self-esteem? What purpose does it have and what does it seem to predict? What is self-enhancement? Is there a difference between self-enhancement and self-esteem?

The desire to maintain the same identity over time is the desire for ________ of the self.

Mary has just been in a terrible car accident and has lost all memory of the previous year.According to case study research,Mary's self-view will most likely ________.

Self-knowledge can be divided into knowledge and knowledge.

You are only able to observe what you actually did and thought when faced with a particular dilemma.This fact creates problems for which two stages of the realistic accuracy model applied to self-judgments?

What is likely to happen if every morning a person low in self-esteem repeats self-affirmations such as "Every day,in every way,I am getting better and better"?

The ________ effect describes the enhancement of long-term memory that comes from relating information to the self.

Long-term memory is ________.

Jack's friends don't think he is very smart; however,Jack considers himself to be quite intelligent.Jack would most likely be considered high in ________.

Albert Bandura criticized theories involving multiple selves on what grounds?

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

Use self-discrepancy theory to explain particular emotional reactions to failing a test and not living up to moral expectations.Provide a complete description of the theory.

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

Coaches often try to make their athletes believe they have the talent to succeed.What self-related concept are the coaches trying to improve?

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

Results of Implicit Association Test (IAT)studies indicate that our attitudes and feelings ________.

Someone with accurate self-knowledge is also likely to ________.

Sam is schematic for agreeableness.When he is asked to make judgments about whether he is friendly,kind,and modest,he will ________.

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

Match the declarative and procedural selves with the definition associated with that term. -Working self-concept

According to the text,what are possible selves?

What is self-esteem? What purpose does it have and what does it seem to predict? What is self-enhancement? Is there a difference between self-enhancement and self-esteem?

The desire to maintain the same identity over time is the desire for ________ of the self.

Mary has just been in a terrible car accident and has lost all memory of the previous year.According to case study research,Mary's self-view will most likely ________.

Self-knowledge can be divided into ________ knowledge and ________ knowledge.

You are only able to observe what you actually did and thought when faced with a particular dilemma.This fact creates problems for which two stages of the realistic accuracy model applied to self-judgments?

What is likely to happen if every morning a person low in self-esteem repeats self-affirmations such as "Every day,in every way,I am getting better and better"?

The ________ effect describes the enhancement of long-term memory that comes from relating information to the self.

Long-term memory is ________.

Jack's friends don't think he is very smart; however,Jack considers himself to be quite intelligent.Jack would most likely be considered high in ________.

Albert Bandura criticized theories involving multiple selves on what grounds?

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

Use self-discrepancy theory to explain particular emotional reactions to failing a test and not living up to moral expectations.Provide a complete description of the theory.

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

Coaches often try to make their athletes believe they have the talent to succeed.What self-related concept are the coaches trying to improve?

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

Self-knowledge can be divided into knowledge and knowledge.