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

One evening after work, Barbara arrives home in a very bad mood.Noticing this, her husband James asks her why she seems so angry and upset.Barbara hadn't thought about her mood before James mentioned it, and now she thinks hard about what has caused her to be so sullen.She decides that it was because she was hungry and tired, and she tells James so.Barbara is ________ her behavior.

Complete the following analogy: "practice makes perfect": ________ :: "born leader" : ________.

At the amusement park, Keon's heart begins beating rapidly and his palms begin to sweat.He reasons that since he is next in line for a ride on a roller coaster, he must be feeling exhilarated.This sequence of events in which Keon first perceives his arousal and subsequently labels it is consistent with the

Wilson is training for a 5K.To avoid the depletion effect of self-control, when is the best time for him to schedule his training run?

Mary is planning to get married in the near future.Imagine Mary has an independent view of herself.What would be some reasons she would give for getting married, and how does this reflect an independent self? Now imagine she has an interdependent view of herself.What would be some reasons she would give for getting married then, and how does that reflect her interdependent self?

Misattribution of arousal can best be defined as the process by which people make

Self-perception theory argues that when our attitudes or feelings aren't clear, we often infer them by observing

Based on the idea of overjustification, if you have a group of children who already enjoy reading, which of the following would be most likely to decrease their intrinsic motivation?

Simone runs simply because it gives her pleasure to exercise outside and to leave her daily worries behind as she works up a sweat.In this instance, Simone is ________ to run.

When people make an upward social comparison, they are comparing themselves to

If you are using the misattribution of arousal principle to plan a first date and you really want your partner to be attracted to you, which of the following activities would you choose?

Which person is NOT making a downward social comparison?

Based on research presented in this chapter, do you want to be in a romantic relationship with a narcissist?

Matias is a narcissist.Antonia is not.Who will be most successful in their new businesses this year?

Researchers briefly anesthetized chimpanzees and painted an odorless red dye on their heads.When they awoke and looked in the mirror, the chimps immediately reached to touch their brows and ears where the dye was.These findings suggest that chimps

When Jessie sits down for the first day of class, the person next to him, Blake, is wearing a "Free Tibet" shirt.After a few minutes of talking, Jessie realizes that he likes Blake.Which of the following is most likely to happen based on the idea of social tuning?

________ requires energy and spending it on one task limits the amount that can be spent on other things.

According to research mentioned in this chapter, when researchers discontinued rewards and prizes, why did elementary school children spend less time playing math games? The children probably reasoned,

The authors of your text explain four components of the self.Which of the following is NOT one of these four functions?

Armand is very obsessed with his own death.He's worried about what he eats, the car he drives, whether he's going to be struck by lightning, etc.According to terror management theory, Armand likely