Exam 5: The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

Recall that Dutton and Aron (1974) had an attractive confederate approach men either on a high, narrow, swaying suspension bridge, or else on the other side of the bridge where they were sitting.More men called the woman after she approached them on the scary bridge.Why?

A fixed mindset is the idea that abilities are

Which of the following people is using ingratiation as a self-presentational tactic?

All of the following EXCEPT ________ are likely to be used as escapes from aversive self-awareness.

According to the text, the existence of Japanese benriya or "convenience agencies," which rent guests for weddings, funerals, and lectures, suggests that the

Schachter and Singer's (1962) experiment in which participants were injected with epinephrine-allegedly as part of a study of the effects of a vitamin compound on vision-is one of the most famous studies in social psychology because the experiment showed that

According to the tenets of self-perception theory, which of the following audience members would report that he or she really loved the taping of The Late Show with David Letterman?

Because they convey information to people that they are good at an activity, ________ are not likely to reduce intrinsic interest in that activity.

Jake and Martin are standing at the counter of the convenience store, and Jake-who has just failed his psychology exam-is animatedly telling Martin that the exam was unfair and that his professor is unreasonable.As he takes his change, Jake sees his image on the security camera.This causes him to wonder whether he actually studied enough for the exam.Jake's self-scrutiny in this situation would be predicted by ________ theory.

________ posits that we learn about our own abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves to other people.

Schachter's (1964) two-factor theory of emotion suggests that we first experience ________ and then subsequently seek to ________.

According to the authors of your text, introspection may not be an especially useful source of information about the self because people

Which of the following people is engaging in upward social comparison?

Brigit is trying to not think about the fight she had with a roommate because she needs to pay attention during her psychology class that starts in 20 minutes.According to research in the text, what advice would you give her?

When asked to finish a sentence beginning "I am...," respondents from Asian countries are more likely to mention ________, because they grew up in a(n) ________ culture.

According to the authors of your text, one major problem with preparing excuses in advance of possible failure is that

Sometimes when we become self-aware, we introspect about the reasons for our attitudes or behaviors.What are some consequences of such introspection?

The mindset that our abilities are malleable qualities that we can cultivate and nurture best describes a ________ mindset.

According to the authors, programs which provide children large monetary rewards for reading,

Thought suppression is much like self-control in that they both