Question 1

If you think your shortcomings are pretty common,but you think your strengths are unique,you have provided an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) self-verification. 
B) self-handicapping. 
C) the better than average effect. 
D) projection.

Question 2

Hira is seeing a therapist.According to research,the best outcome is MOST likely if:

Accepted Answer

A) Hira is attending a court-ordered therapy session. 
B) Hira's parents are making her see a therapist. 
C) Hira chose to seek therapy herself. 
D) Hira is trying to please her partner by seeking therapy.

Question 3

While _____ refers to the tendency to overestimate others' ability to know one's thoughts,_____ refers to the belief that others are more focused on oneself than they really are.

Accepted Answer

A) the spotlight effect;the illusion of transparency 
B) self-serving attributional bias;behavioral mimicry 
C) behavioral mimicry;self-serving attributional bias 
D) the illusion of transparency;the spotlight effect

Question 4

Research suggests that feeling ostracized in a social activity such as a game increases activation in the:

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala. 
B) brain stem. 
C) ventromedial prefrontal cortex. 
D) anterior cingulate cortex.

Question 5

Arvind is depressed and does not really like himself.At his new school,there are two people who seem interested in being friends with him.Amanda seems to enjoy his company and gives him compliments.Lucas seems to enjoy hanging out with Arvind but also is critical of him.Research suggests that Arvind will:

Accepted Answer

A) prefer to associate with Amanda. 
B) prefer to associate with Lucas. 
C) want to equally associate with both Amanda and Lucas. 
D) not really want to associate with either of these people.

Question 6

Kagiso did very poorly on her social psychology test.As a result,she blamed her professor for being too demanding and unfair in her testing methods.Kagiso is engaging in:

Accepted Answer

A) self-verification. 
B) self-handicapping. 
C) self-affirmation. 
D) self-serving attribution.

Question 7

Minimal deterrence is:

Accepted Answer

A) giving someone a reward for something that they were intrinsically interested in doing. 
B) using the least amount of external justification required to prevent undesirable behavior. 
C) trying to interfere in the lives of others to the least possible degree. 
D) a behavioral disincentive directed at the smallest possible number of people.

Question 8

Self-monitoring is:

Accepted Answer

A) the use of self-esteem as an indicator of whether one is accepted by others. 
B) the act of being present in the moment and allowing the self to experience negative emotions. 
C) people's desire and ability to adjust their self-presentations. 
D) a tendency to compare the self with others in order to determine one's self-esteem.

Question 9

Spreading of alternatives is a strategy that gets used in:

Accepted Answer

A) the free choice paradigm. 
B) all instances of dissonance reduction. 
C) the induced compliance paradigm. 
D) the trivialization strategy.

Question 10

The idea that a basic function of self-esteem is to indicate how much one is accepted by others is the basic premise of the _____ model.

Accepted Answer

A) self-verification 
B) status hierarchy 
C) sociometer 
D) anxiety-buffer

Question 11

According to the _____ model,self-esteem primarily serves as a defense against existential threats.

Accepted Answer

A) self-evaluation maintenance 
B) anxiety-buffer 
C) sociometer 
D) cognitive-dissonance

Question 12

Petra has decided on a graduate school to attend,one of several at which she was accepted.After she made her choice,she finds herself reducing any dissonance by:

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on the chosen school and ignoring the other choices of schools. 
B) ignoring all new information about any of the schools. 
C) focusing on the positive aspects of the chosen school and focusing on the negative aspects of the schools not chosen. 
D) focusing on the negative aspects of the chosen school and focusing on the positive aspects of the schools not chosen.

Question 13

Manute has often done well on math tests in the past.However,the latest concepts in his math course have been very difficult for him,and he is uncertain whether he will be able to do well on the upcoming exam.The night before the test,a friend invites Manute to go to a party.What does research on self-handicapping suggest Manute will do?

Accepted Answer

A) go with the friend to the party only if the friend has a negative view of Manute 
B) go with the friend to the party only if the friend has a positive view of Manute 
C) go to the party,stay up late,and drink 
D) decline to go to the party,study hard for the test,and put forward his best effort

Question 14

A person is most likely to exaggerate the differences between two alternatives when they have been forced to choose between:

Accepted Answer

A) two relatively undesirable alternatives. 
B) two equally desirable alternatives. 
C) their most desired and least desired alternatives. 
D) an alternative they already possess,and one they do not yet possess.

Question 15

When faced with a daunting situation,if a person believes their resources are adequate they experience _____,but if a person believes their resources are inadequate they experience _____.

Accepted Answer

A) challenge;threat 
B) threat;challenge 
C) flow;growth 
D) growth;flow

Question 16

Lebna believes that he is in control of his health.He watches his diet and exercises regularly.Lebna has:

Accepted Answer

A) self-verification tendencies. 
B) an extrinsic locus of control. 
C) an intrinsic locus of control. 
D) self-handicapping tendencies.

Question 17

The strategy of audience segregation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the tendency for people to lie only to certain kinds of other people,based on the roles those other people play. 
B) people's desire to seek out others who share their own self-views,whether positive or negative. 
C) the tendency for people in large groups to spontaneously cluster into smaller groups based on race or gender. 
D) people's attempts to keep separate the different groups of people before whom they maintain somewhat different identities.

Question 18

After a choice is made,people typically reduce dissonance by _____ the chosen alternative and _____the alternative not chosen.

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on;ignoring 
B) ignoring;downgrading 
C) focusing on the positive aspects of;focusing on the negative aspects of 
D) focusing on the negative aspects of;focusing on the positive aspects of

Question 19

People in individualist cultures tend to declare themselves better than average on _____,while people in collectivist cultures tend to declare themselves better than average on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) almost all traits;almost no traits 
B) almost no traits;almost all traits 
C) traits like self-reliance;traits like loyalty 
D) traits like loyalty;traits like self-reliance

Question 20

Dikembe is on a first date.He is aware that the person he is going out with is very interested in people who are intelligent.Accordingly,Dikembe has spent the last week trying to brush up on works of classic literature and current events.During the first date,Dikembe is likely going to be:

Accepted Answer

A) self-handicapping. 
B) giving a sincere performance. 
C) giving a cynical performance. 
D) experiencing unstable self-esteem.

Exam 6: The Key Self-Motives: Consistency, Esteem, Presentation, and Growth