Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

The extent to which we perceive outcomes as a result of our own efforts or as a result of chance refers to

A study by Gilovich,Medvec,and Savitsky (2000)had undergraduate students enter a room wearing Barry Manilow T-shirts.Those wearing the T-shirts

Jill just began a new relationship with Pete.Her last relationship ended after 6 months and she is strongly motivated to make this relationship last longer.Who will make the best prediction of how long her new relationship will last?

Your best friend earned a grade of F on her latest physics exam,and believes it was because the professor wrote a very difficult exam.She therefore has a(n)_______ locus of control.

Compare and contrast the concepts of self-efficacy and locus of control.

How can you change an implicit attitude?

People with high self-esteem and narcissism are _____.

The extent to which we evaluate our abilities and opinions by comparing ourselves to others is called

The habit of using how we imagine another person perceiving us,as a mirror for perceiving ourselves,is referred to as

Images of what we dream of or dread becoming in the future are called our

An example of how social comparisons can actually breed misery,rather than satisfaction,is when we

High school students who finished near the top of their class are more likely to experience a threat to their academic self-esteem if they attend a

Cathy has forgotten to do her laundry this week.Since she is running late for class she throws on the only clean shirt she has,a "New Kids on the Block" T-shirt leftover from 1988.As she wanders around campus she is convinced that everyone is staring at her.Cathy is experiencing

John is nervous about his tennis match,but he still stays out late instead of getting a good night's sleep the night before the match.This could be an example of

When facing competition,we often protect our self-concept by perceiving

Which of the following is an example of unrealistic optimism?

Joe was delighted when his favorite team won the Super Bowl.After the winning touchdown was scored he said "This has made my month and nothing is going to bring me down from this!" The next morning,however,his mood returned to normal.This is an example of

In what type of culture would a threat to our personal identity (such as having someone tell us we are dumb or weird)cause us to be more upset than a threat to our collective identity (such as having someone ridicule students)?

The planning fallacy is the tendency to

You overhear a neighbor say that she believes gay marriage should be legal,and she opposes 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