Deck 2: Identity and the Self

Question 1

According to social identity theory, our self-concept is influenced by our group memberships.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Johari Window allows us to use prior experience in quickly assessing a new situation.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Self-concept is fairly fluid--most people's self-concept changes constantly throughout their lives.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

While there are many outside influences that work together to create our sense of self, our identity is also influenced by feedback from others based on how we present ourselves.

Question 5

Carmen sees herself as an engineer, a cello player, and a Texan. This is all part of her:

A) ethnic identity.
B) cultural influences.
C) self-concept.
D) self-esteem.

Question 6

Carlie's brothers make fun of the girls on the high school softball team for being masculine. Carlie likes to play softball but sees herself as a feminine girl who likes dresses and makeup. Carlie is likely to:

A) join the softball team to prove her brothers wrong.
B) not join the softball team because family is the strongest influence on one's identity.
C) join the softball team but experience conflicting views.
D) not join the softball team because she has internalized the message that playing softball is not feminine.

Question 7

Religiosity refers to:

A) the degree to which one practices a particular religion.
B) one's primary religion.
C) how one's religion fits into the local culture.
D) how religion affects one's interaction with others.

Question 8

Martin noticed that when he starts to get loud in public, his friends begin to physically distance themselves from him. Based on this reaction, he is working on displaying a calmer demeanor in public. Martin is using the concept of _______ in adjusting his behavior.

A) social identity theory
B) gender influences
C) the looking-glass self
D) self-esteem

Question 9

Bruce is biologically a man but feels like he should be a woman. Bruce would be referred to as:

A) androgynous.
B) masculine.
C) transgender.
D) bisexual.

Question 10

Avni is a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers. She has a Packers bumper sticker on her car and often wears her Packers hoodie when it's cold. In the Johari Window, this information about Avni is in the:

A) open quadrant.
B) blind quadrant.
C) hidden quadrant.
D) unknown quadrant.

Question 11

Which of the following would fall into the unknown quadrant in the Johari window?

A) Katrina does not realize that five of the boys in her physics class have a crush on her.
B) Hong's friends think that her family is rich, but really she works two jobs to afford the high-end clothes she wears.
C) Sam gets good grades in all of his classes, but he cheats on many of his tests.
D) Kobe has a bad feeling about his upcoming flight, so he decides not to get on the plane, leaving his parents to wonder why he didn't come home.

Question 12

Not realizing that his waitress is at the end of a nine-hour shift, Morgan believes that the waitress is slow because she is lazy. This is an example of:

A) actor-observer effect.
B) external attribution.
C) internal attribution.
D) the blind quadrant.

Question 13

When we fail to take the situation into account when analyzing another person's behavior, we are succumbing to:

A) social identity theory.
B) correspondence bias.
C) external attribution.
D) false schemata.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the Johari Window?

A) The open quadrant
B) The blind quadrant
C) The unknown quadrant
D) The false quadrant

Question 15

Mia has heard that girls aren't good at math. She got a bad grade on a math test and assumed it must mean that, like other girls, she's not good at math. She began to feel intimidated by math and avoided studying or doing her homework, so her grades began to suffer. This is an example of:

A) actor-observer effect.
B) correspondence bias.
C) self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) external attribution.

Question 16

Ethan excelled as an assistant at his company. When he was promoted, he had difficulty keeping up with the increased workload, and his performance began to suffer. Based on what we know about self-concept, Ethan is most likely to:

A) continue to work the same way he always has, blaming his boss for the fact that he can't keep up.
B) work harder and put in more hours in order to prove his worth.
C) solicit feedback from his coworkers as to how he could do better.
D) realize that this is not the job for him and find something that better suits his talents.

Question 17

On social media, we often present:

A) ourselves based on our own self-concept.
B) our ideal self.
C) a looking-glass self.
D) a hyperpersonal perspective.

Question 18

Consider the influencers of identity discussed in the text--family, sex and gender, race/ethnicity, religion, and group membership. How has each of these influenced your own self-concept? Do you find that any of these factors do not influence your identity? Are there additional factors that do?

Question 19

Consider the fact that our self-concept is resistant to change, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Discuss a time when you or someone you know resisted a challenge to your (or his/her) self-concept. Why was it so difficult? What could you (or he/she) have done differently?