Exam 4: The Self

Students in one study were exposed to uncontrollable, loud bursts of noise that they could not escape. In a later part of the study, these participants failed to protect themselves from a new set of noises that they could have easily stopped. This study provides an example of ________ .

Why do perceivers often make more extreme and inflexible judgments about others, as opposed to themselves?

When a significant other succeeds (and we do not) in a domain that is important to our sense of self, we will most likely bask in their reflected glory, rather than feel jealous.

Alecia is kicking herself for missing her plane. If she would only have left her house 5 minutes earlier, she would have made it. Alecia is engaging in what type of thinking?

Describe someone you know who is a high self-monitor and someone you know who is a low self-monitor. Using the study by Jones, Brenner and Knight (1990) as your guide, try to predict how being a high vs. low self-monitor might influence how these two individuals would react to success vs. failure after trying to convince others that they are corrupt.

Donald acts the same around everyone. With Donald, what you see is what you get. Donald would clearly be classified as:

Mmmm, there is nothing quite as tempting as freshly baked cookies straight out of the oven! Which of the following people should be most likely to resist the temptation to eat a freshly baked cookie?

According to the study of Olympic medal winners conducted by Medvec, Madey and Gilovich (1995), who appeared to be the most upset during the medal ceremony and why?

Compared to American students, students from Japan are more likely to accept negative information about the self.

Although Mackenzie is generally loud and obnoxious around her friends, she tends to be more reserved and polite around her friends' parents. Overall, Mackenzie sees herself as an outgoing person. Although Mackenzie's behavior varies across situations, her __________, or core characteristic, doesn't change.

Generally, Ivan feels pretty good about himself and believes that he has a lot to be proud of. Just recently, his girlfriend broke up with him, so he's been feeling a little less worthy than usual. If we assume that Ivan will recover from his breakup and start feeling good about himself again, then it can be said that Ivan generally has ________self-esteem but right after his breakup had ________self-esteem.

After experiencing a set-back at work, Dana went home to take care of her sick mother and was reminded of how caring of a person she was. Dana just experienced:

Why is self-regulation like exercising a muscle? How does self-regulation in one domain weaken self-regulation in another domain? How does self-affirmation impact self-regulation? Illustrate your answers with real world examples.

Marco is confident that he has the ability to make the rugby team. This confidence of Marco's is known as ________ .

Which of the following statements about collectivistic cultures is true?

Marnie has low self-esteem, therefore it is likely that Marnie will engage in which of the following behaviors?

People generally interpret information about themselves in an accurate way, even if the information is not favorable.

Given the multiple roles that people play and the variety of situations that they find themselves in, how do people construct a unified and enduring sense of self? Briefly describe 3 ways that people achieve self-coherence and then describe how culture impacts how people see themselves.

Imagine that you have just graduated from college and you are going on a big job interview in the morning. A lot is riding on this interview, and you have put a lot of pressure on yourself to do well, so you are very nervous. While frantically pacing the room and answering imaginary interview questions, a little voice inside your head says "Just stay up all night to prepare..." It sounds like this little voice is telling you to engage in self-handicapping. As you toss this idea around in your mi

Explain the difference between self-expression and self-presentation and illustrate this difference with an example from your own life.