Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

Which statement is most accurate in relationship to our self-awareness?

You are more likely to be satisfied with your selection of soda,purchased from the vending machine,if you are presented with _______ options rather than if you are presented with _______ options.

You overhear a neighbor say that she believes gay marriage should be illegal and she favors tax cuts for the wealthy.Knowing what you do about individualism and collectivism,you can conclude that your neighbor is likely to be a political

Amelia is highly embarrassed because she passed gas in class today.She is convinced that everyone knows it was her.This is an example of

You just broke up with someone you had been dating for a few months.You are surprised at how upset you are over the breakup,given that the relationship was not that serious.This is an example of how people have difficulty predicting the

Which saying reflects the false consensus effect?

According to Woodzicka and LaFrance (2001),women reported that they would feel angry if asked sexually harassing questions during a job interview.When actually asked such questions,women more often experienced

According to the self-serving bias,we tend to attribute our successes to _______ and our losses to _______.

People with low self-esteem are _____ to have clinical problems,including anxiety,loneliness,and eating disorders.

Practice that forms new habits,albeit slowly,tends to change what type of attitudes?

Your self-esteem would correlate closely with what others think of you and your group if you were in a(n)______ culture.

Give an example of false consensus and an example of false uniqueness.Clearly label which is which.

The truth concerning self-efficacy encourages us not to resign ourselves to bad situations.If we persist despite initial failures

Political conservatives tend to be economic _______ and moral ??_______.

What is self-handicapping? Why do people engage in it?

A person from a(n)_____ culture is more likely to say,"Went to the movie," and a person from a(n)_____ culture is more likely to say,"I went to the movie."

Barbara was really shocked when her candidate was not elected.She had assumed that everyone felt as she did and supported her candidate's ideas.This is an example of the

Which statement about predicting your own behaviors or relationships is TRUE?

You attend a self-help discussion group,where the leader is encouraging people to think of themselves as the writers,directors,and actors of their own lives.The group leader is hoping people will adopt a(n)_______ locus of control.

Most people with high self-esteem value individual achievement and relationships with others.Narcissists value