Question 1

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ Using other people as a point of reference for our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

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Question 2

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to a holistic description of the self.

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Question 3

Research generally shows that people modify their behaviors to correspond with their sense of self.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The use of narratives and personal-stories is important to the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic interaction process 
B)  identity control theory 
C)  impression management 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Studies generally show that most people suffer from low self-esteem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A group of neighbors gathered to discuss the strange behavior of another neighbor who had been arrested for a violent crime outside of the neighborhood, the shooting of another driver in a traffic jam. Many were shocked and dismayed to hear of her behavior because she came across as a dedicated family person. She was involved in the neighborhood association and was a member of the local school-district's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). One of the neighbors commented that the violent neighbor came across as very quiet and reserved, not like a violent criminal. The others agreed, pointing to several examples of positive behaviors in the neighborhood.
-Given the information in this vignette, which theory or concept probably best explains the abrupt change in behavior of the neighbor arrested for a violent crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity theory 
B)  affect control theory 
C)  dramaturgy 
D)  the situated self

Question 7

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ The actual impression the other person has of you.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

According to Mead, which aspect of our self is out in public, constantly processing new information related to the self?

Accepted Answer

A)  the "I" 
B)  the "Me" 
C)  self-concept 
D)  self indication

Question 9

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to our feelings and traits like being shy or nice.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

According to Irving Goffman, impression management is the process of:

Accepted Answer

A)  impressing one's personality upon a boss or manager 
B)  managing one's impressions of others 
C)  managing one's emotions, demeanor and behavior to give a certain impression to others 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an element of identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  social categories 
B)  role identities 
C)  personal characteristics 
D)  self attitudes

Question 12

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ A drive to maintain a consistent sense of self.

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Question 13

Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A group of neighbors gathered to discuss the strange behavior of another neighbor who had been arrested for a violent crime outside of the neighborhood, the shooting of another driver in a traffic jam. Many were shocked and dismayed to hear of her behavior because she came across as a dedicated family person. She was involved in the neighborhood association and was a member of the local school-district's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). One of the neighbors commented that the violent neighbor came across as very quiet and reserved, not like a violent criminal. The others agreed, pointing to several examples of positive behaviors in the neighborhood.
-Which theory best explains the neighbors' emotional reaction of shocked and surprise by the behavior of the violent neighbor?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity theory 
B)  affect control theory 
C)  dramaturgy 
D)  the situated self

Question 14

Which theory is primarily associated with presentation of identities?

Accepted Answer

A)  identity theory 
B)  affect control theory 
C)  dramaturgy 
D)  emotional management theory

Question 15

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ Judgments we make of ourselves.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ The part of the self that includes an organized set of attitudes toward the self.

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Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: ____ In social identity theory, the process through which we draw sharp dividing lines between group membership categories and assign people (including ourselves) to relevant categories.
____ Part of dramaturgical sociology referring to the place where we present ourselves to others.
____ The part of the self that is active, engaging in interactions with others.
____ Our internalized, stable sense of who we are.
____ Interactionist theory that describes how society shapes our sense of self and how those views affect our behavior.
____ The ways individuals seek to control the impressions they convey to other people.
____ The impression you believe that you are giving.
____ The actual impression the other person has of you.
____ Our perceptions of our ability to control things important to us.
____ Our sense that we are important to other people in the world.
____ The theory based on the principle that we carry self definitions that match all the categories to which we belong.
____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to our roles and statuses, such as student, daughter or son, or gender.
____ Information from others about our abilities used to derive mastery.
____ A way of building mastery by seeing other people perform tasks; it shows us that the task is accomplishable.
____ Anything we use to describe our individual nature.
____ The part of the self that includes an organized set of attitudes toward the self.
____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to a holistic description of the self.
____ The study of how we present ourselves, playing roles and managing impressions during interactions with other people.
____ Inferences about our abilities based on our emotional states that we use to build our sense of mastery.
____ Being able to achieve what we start out to do; used in the development of mastery.
____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to our physical characteristics like hair color or height.
____ Our ability to shift aspects of the self to become more or less important to our overall self-concept.
____ The ways that we believe others view us.
____ Dimension of the Twenty Statements Test referring to our feelings and traits like being shy or nice.
____ The internalized expectations associated with different positions.
____ A process in which we construct a sense of who we are through interaction with others.
____ The outcome of the self-process at a given point in time; the sum total of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves as an object.
____ A drive to maintain a consistent sense of self.
____ In social identity theory, the process through which we make comparisons that favor our own groups.
____ The positive or negative evaluation of our self as an object.
____ The desire to maintain positive self images.
____ Judgments we make of ourselves.
____ A process in which expectations produce a reality consistent with the assumptions.
____ The kind of person we see ourselves as.
____ The use of symbols and language to communicate internally.
____ Observations of our behavior and its consequences.
____ A temporally based sense of who we are.
____ The theory that incorporates elements of symbolic interactionism and identity theory to explain the role of emotion in identity processes.
____ Part of dramaturgical sociology referring to the region where we relax our impression management efforts.
____ Identities related to social groups to which we belong.
____ Using other people as a point of reference for our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
____ A form of self-definition used in social identity theory based on our group affiliations.
_____ Interactionist theory that argues that individuals have a tendency to seek confirmation of self-meanings
_____ The social construction of identities through the use of personal stories.

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Question 18

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ The outcome of the self-process at a given point in time; the sum total of our thoughts and feelings about ourselves as an object.

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Question 19

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ The theory that incorporates elements of symbolic interactionism and identity theory to explain the role of emotion in identity processes.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.
A. I 
O. Self-concept 
CC. Oceanic self
B. Self-evaluations 
P. Self-esteem motive 
DD. Physical self
C. Backstage 
Q. Impression management 
EE. Reflective self
D. Self-indication 
R. Psychological centrality 
FF. Social self
E. Self 
S. Self-perceptions 
GG. Affect-control theory
F. Me 
T. Impressions given 
HH. Reflected appraisals
G. Social identities 
U. Impressions given off 
II. Situated self
H. Verbal persuasion 
V. Social categories 
JJ. Self-enhancement
I. Self-consistency motive 
W. Categorization 
KK. Mastery
J. Identity 
X. Vicarious experience 
LL. Mattering
K. Social identity theory 
Y. Self-fulfilling prophecy 
MM. Self-esteem
L. Role identities 
Z. Personal accomplishments 
NN. Front stage
M. Self-identities 
AA. Social comparisons 
OO. Identity theory
N. Emotional arousal 
BB. Dramaturgical sociology 
PP. Personal Characteristics
QQ. Identity Control Theory 
RR. Self narratives
-____ The part of the self that is active, engaging in interactions with others.

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Exam 5: Self and Identity

Research generally shows that people modify their behaviors to correspond with their sense of self.

The use of narratives and personal-stories is important to the process of:

Studies generally show that most people suffer from low self-esteem.

According to Mead, which aspect of our self is out in public, constantly processing new information related to the self?

According to Irving Goffman, impression management is the process of:

Which of the following is NOT an element of identity?

Which theory is primarily associated with presentation of identities?

Following is a list of terms and then a series of statements. Match the best term to each statement by filling in the letter before the term in the appropriate blank.