Exam 3: The Self

Who is MOST likely to go vote in an election?

Who will be the MOST modest?

Research suggests that ____ tend to have more interdependent self-construals, whereas ____ tend to have more independent self-construals.

Self-knowledge includes ____.

There is a slight tendency in the U.S. for boys and men to have higher self-esteem than girls and women. Research suggests that this disparity is probably MOSTLY due to the fact that ____.

According to the text, Mead's notion of the generalized other elaborated upon ____.

The self-verification motive can also be called the ____________________motive.

When they are not keeping track of how much they are eating (e.g., when they are intoxicated or emotionally absorbed in a television show), ____.

Even though she has taken Spanish courses for years and is almost fluent, Ann just enrolled in Spanish I. Why? She loves the feeling of being the smartest person in the room, and loves to get scores of 100%. Ann is apparently driven by a rather strong ____________________ motive.

Compared to other people, narcissists ____.

How do people with high self-esteem differ from people with low self-esteem? Describe and explain the general differences between these two groups of people.

When people make self-enhancing claims about themselves, they will ____.

The process by which the self-monitors, controls, and modifies the self is known as ____.

People sometimes take life-threatening risks-such as not wearing helmets when riding motorcycles, having unprotected sex, sunbathing against a doctor's advice, and driving far over the speed limit-in order to "look cool." This best demonstrates the strong power of ____.

Ziba thinks she is really struggling financially compared to all her friends. Then she moves to a rural, poor part of the country and decides she is pretty well off. When Ziba compares herself to the people in her new location, she is making a(n) ____________________.

As described in the textbook, in the late 1500s a Hungarian nobleman named Count Zrinyi was attacked at his small castle by a force of almost 100,000 men. Zrini had no chance of survival in the face of this attack. In the moments before he was killed, however, instead of attempting to flee for his life or fight against the enemy, he put on his finest attire, hung a heavy gold chain around his neck, and stuffed his pockets full of gold coins. He then flung open the doors of the castle and charged into a suicide death. This story is used in the textbook to make the point that ____.

Automatic egotism refers to ____.

Describe the two most significant functions behind self-presentation.

George loves to play football because of all the attention it gets him from his peers, parents, and teachers. He also likes that it might provide a way to pay for college. George is ____ motivated to play football.

Research on self-esteem and sexuality suggests that, for young women, high self-esteem is related to ____.