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

According to studies discussed in the text, one consequence of analyzing or generating reasons for their attitudes is that people will

After his psychology class, Albert tells his professor that she is an exceptional teacher and that he thinks she made the material interesting and engaging.Assuming that he is behaving insincerely, which of the following self-presentational tactics is Albert using?

Complete the analogy about mindsets: fixed mindset: ________ :: growth mindset: ________.

According to self-awareness theory, under which of the following circumstances would an individual be most highly motivated to avoid self-awareness?

Stella is very serious about dancing and starts college as a dance major.The more serious she gets about dancing, the more she worries about the pressure to succeed and the rewards associated with succeeding.She finds that dancing feels like a chore and something she has to do rather than wants to do.Her change in her views about dance is due to what social psychologists call

While completing a personality test, Craig comes to an item that asks him if he sees himself as shy and introverted.Craig reflects on some of his recent behavior.He reasons that since he generally does not talk much in class discussions and tends to avoid large parties, he must be shy and introverted.Which of the following strategies for self-knowledge is Craig using?

Based on research by Dunn, Aknin, and Norton (2008), complete the following analogy: selfless: ________ :: narcissistic: ________.

Which of the following is out of place?

________ occur(s) when people assume that their "true" attitudes match the underlying reasons that seem plausible or that are easy to verbalize in the moment.

Psychologists who have studied the development of self-concept over the lifespan have found that the self-concept starts out ________ and gradually becomes ________ with increasing age.

According to the text, self-perception theory is most closely related to which other theory in social psychology?

Leonie really likes Giorgi and would like for him to like her.Based on the research presented in this chapter, where should she suggest they go for a date?

When asked to explain our own behaviors, self-perception processes are more likely to operate when our feelings are ________ and when we ________.

According to the authors of your text, which of the following is considered crucial to the development of the self-concept?

Jenny is trying to decide how she feels about Garth, so she sits down and lists the reasons why she feels the way she does.By doing this, Jenny runs the risk of incurring a

From the perspective of self-awareness theory, alcohol abuse, binge eating, and suicide are alike in that they

What do the following describe: tends to persevere when times are difficult and protects against worry about death?

People engage in self-handicapping strategies in order to avoid

In a study presented in the textbook, participants were greeted by either a likable or an unlikable experimenter, who either wore a blank shirt or an anti-racism shirt.Then participants completed a measure of automatic prejudice.Results from this study suggest that when people make an acquaintance that they like, they

Self-handicapping