Question 1

Kevin just got a low grade on his term paper. If Kevin has a __________ mindset, he would be most likely to give up and reduce his efforts in the class, feeling as though he is just "a bad writer."

Accepted Answer

A)  fixed 
B)  growth 
C)  pessimistic 
D)  sensitive

Question 2

In the study by Greene, Sternberg, and Lepper (1976), they gave students a math game to play for fun. They measured how much time the children played with the math game prior to any incentive. Then they implemented a reward system to see if they could increase the willingness to play with the game. During the reward program, time spent playing the game increased, and then the reward program was stopped. When compared to control participants, students who were part of the reward program __________ interest in playing the games once the reward program was stopped.

Accepted Answer

A)  lost significantly more 
B)  gained significantly more 
C)  lost significantly less 
D)  gained significantly less

Question 3

Complete the following analogy: "practice makes perfect" is to __________ as "born leader" is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive mental attitude; strong social support network 
B)  strong social support network; positive mental attitude 
C)  fixed mindset; growth mindset 
D)  growth mindset; fixed mindset

Question 4

According to the tenets of self-perception theory, which of the following audience members would report that he or she really loved the taping of Late Show with David Letterman?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tim, who sat right in front of the flashing "Applause" sign 
B)  Julie, who could see that Dave was looking at her 
C)  André, whose hands stung from clapping so much 
D)  Debra, whose friends nudged her to get her to applaud

Question 5

Which of the following best explains why the groups of people we tend to hang out with have the same views that we have?

Accepted Answer

A)  Implementation intentions and self-fulfilling prophecies 
B)  Upward and downward social comparisons 
C)  Social tuning and the idea that "birds of a feather flock together" 
D)  Upward comparisons and social tuning

Question 6

Mrs. Hill has decided to provide her first-grade students with gold stars to reward them for reading. She has decided to use performance-contingent rewards. To do this, she will give gold stars __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  to children each time they spend ten minutes reading 
B)  only to those children who can read a passage without mistakes 
C)  to the children and take one star away after each mistake they make when reading 
D)  only when children decide to read during free time

Question 7

When Jessie sits down for the first day of class, the person next to him, Blake, is wearing a "Free Tibet" shirt. After a few minutes of talking, Jessie realizes that he likes Blake. Which of the following is most likely to happen based on the idea of social tuning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jessie will express his anti-Tibetan views openly with Blake. 
B)  Blake will provide Jessie with unwanted propaganda about the "Free Tibet" movement. 
C)  Jessie may unconsciously alter his attitude to agree that Tibet should be freed. 
D)  Blake may try to brainwash Jessie.

Question 8

Behavioral self-handicapping involves __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  actions that reduce the likelihood that you will succeed on a task 
B)  creating ready-made excuses for potential failure 
C)  trying as hard as you can to be successful at a task 
D)  blaming the environment for your failures

Question 9

__________ refers to the process of looking inward and examining our thoughts, feelings, and motives.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-actualization 
B)  Introspection 
C)  Implicit personality 
D)  Self-examination

Exam 5: The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context