Exam 2: The Impact of Self-Concept

When your own expectations influence your behavior, the prophecy is ________________.

Facebook is one way to validate our existence and our concept of ______________.

Promotion is taking steps to protect our image by reducing the negative aspects of ourselves visible to others.

One will nurture his/her ________________ ______________ by avoiding the tendencies to call attention to him-/herself, sing his/her own praises, and develop him-/herself at the expense of the group.

The representation of the self that comes to us from others is known as the _________________________________.

Techniques of agreement that make others believe us to be more attractive and likable (less threatening) are known as ________________.

Which psychologist believes that, when we tweet and communicate via Facebook, we are playing to the crowd-presenting a self that is based on what others respond to positively?

If we are primarily collectivistic in the way we think and behave, we have a(n) __________________ orientation.

Approximately how many people, while predominantly female, are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa?

A prediction that increases the likelihood that an anticipated outcome will occur is known as a(n) ______________________.

Our inner sense of being male or female is known as ____________.

What do we learn through the media images we see each day about what it means to be "male" and "female"?

According to Social Comparison Theory, the self we present is in large part based on the way others categorize us, the roles they expect us to play, and the behaviors or traits they expect us to exhibit.

Explain how your self-concept can be seen as a "map" with the self as the "territory."

Our positive and negative evaluation of our self-concept or sense of personal worth is known as ______________.

You can make the "best" impression in any given scenario by practicing each of the following elements except:

The words you use to express your self-perceptions reveal what you think you are like.

Showing lack of regard for our own self-appraisals is known as rejecting them.

Positive Pygmalions hold low expectations for others, their low expectations typically result in diminished performance.

What media message do we often receive about Muslim men when we view film, television, and other forms of media?