Exam 1: The Meaning and Nature of Impression Management

All of impression management is aimed at creating a positive impression of the actor.

Impression management has legal rather than ethical implications.

The idea of people using conscious or pre-conscious techniques to facilitate others thinking positively of them is a modern development.

According to Erving Goffman, an early contributor to the study of impression management, the key task of actors or performers is to

People typically construct an image to project to others that fits their own self-concept.

According to the model of impression management developed by Leary and Kowalski, the two discrete processes involved in impression management are

One of the recommended questions to ask in evaluating the ethics of a given approach to impression management is

Sherri sees a big gap between the image she projects, and the image she would like to project, so she is likely to engage in impression management to close the gap.

In constructing an image for managing their impression, people tend to

When the target is powerful (such as a CEO), actors are less likely to put much effort into managing their impressions.

A recommended approach for deciding whether to engage in a particular form of impression management would be to

Impression management is generally aimed at

A major problem with impression management is that it often lowers self-esteem.

The values and interests of the target often influence the type of image we project in the presence of the target.

Your self-presentation may be influential in creating a social reality because

Linda manages her impression to some extent in terms of the preferred image the people she wants to impress. Linda is therefore constructing her image in response to

According to one model, the two discrete processes involved in impression management are impression motivation and impression construction.

Despite the many contributions of impression management, an impression is not able to construct a social reality.

Which of the following factors is the least important for determining impression motivation?

People often construct images of themselves to avoid fitting an undesired identity image.