Social Psychology Ch5

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Ch. 5-01 The two aspects of the self that combine to create a coherent sense of identity are:
A) Self-concept and introspection.
B) Self-awareness and social comparison.
C) Self-awareness and introspection.
D) Self-concept and self-awareness.
E) Self-concept and social comparison.

Type: MC Page Ref: 126
Skill: Conceptual

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D

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Ch. 5-05 Barbara replies to her therapist, "How do I see myself? Well, I'm socially anxious, insecure, relatively intelligent, and terribly shy." Barbara's response reflects her
A) self-concept.
B) executive function.
C) stream of consciousness.
D) looking glass self.
E) feelings of low self-worth.

Type: MC Page Ref: 126
Skill: Applied

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A

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Ch. 5-11 According to information presented in the text, people who are low in self-concept clarity are
A) more self-confident and aware of their internal states.
B) more likely to experience both positive and negative emotions.
C) more likely to be neurotic and have low self-esteem.
D) more likely to engage in self-analysis.
E) often narcissistic and self-centered.

Type: MC Page Ref: 127
Skill: Conceptual

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C

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Ch. 5-13 Whereas Americans have a proverb, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease," Japanese have a proverb that states "The nail that stands out gets pounded down." These two different proverbs mirror social-psychological research that has demonstrated that people in Asian cultures
A) do not consider social interaction important.
B) do not hold differentiated self-concepts.
C) are more likely to defer to authority than are Americans.
D) have a more interdependent concept of self than do Americans.
E) are more authoritarian than Americans.

Type: MC Page Ref: 129-131
Skill: Conceptual

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D

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Ch. 5-18 Susan Cross and Laura Madson (1977) have found that in the United States, women are more likely to have an interdependent view of themselves, and men to have an independent view of themselves. These gender differences suggest
A) our sense of self is determined by biological factors.
B) gender, like culture, can influence our sense of ourselves.
C) there is little overlap in the psychological makeup of men and women.
D) women in the United States have the same sense of self as people living in Eastern cultures.
E) gender has little impact on our sense of self.

Type: MC Page Ref: 131
Skill: Conceptual

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B

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Ch. 5-22 All things considered, which of the following people would be most likely to disclose personal feelings, focus on psychological intimacy, and cooperate with a small number of close others?
A) William, who is motivated to have a realistic self-concept.
B) Jason, who wants to become a priest.
C) Brad, who just broke up with his girlfriend.
D) Troy, who recently started a new job as a computer programmer.
E) Bridgette, who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Type: MC Page Ref: 131
Skill: Applied

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E

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Ch. 5-26 Participants in a study by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and Thomas Figurski (1982) wore beepers for a week. When the beeper sounded at random intervals, participants wrote down what they were thinking about. Which of the following thoughts was most likely to have been recorded by their participants?
A) "Why am I so tense today?"
B) "I need to start exercising this week."
C) "I wish I were more patient."
D) "I've really been eating better lately."
E) "How will I finish the course paper by Friday?"

Type: MC Page Ref: 132-133
Skill: Conceptual

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E

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Ch. 5-33 Were a self-awareness theorist to design a department store that would discourage shoplifting, what would he or she do?
A) Provide rewards to shoppers who report shoplifters.
B) Post signs that say, "Shoplifters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."
C) Place mirrors near merchandise that is likely to be stolen.
D) Lower prices on the merchandise.
E) Hire more undercover security.

Type: MC Page Ref: 133-135
Skill: Conceptual

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C

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Ch. 5-38 Jason and Kurt return to their residence after participating in a debating tournament. After viewing their results Jason was disappointed in his ranking and realized he could have scored higher if he had spent more time preparing. Kurt was pleased with his results and felt that his preparation and effort paid off. Both have to complete paperwork for applications and travel subsidies due tomorrow for their next competition. According to recent research by Moskalenko and Heine on the consequences of self-awareness, what behaviour would be most probable for Jason and Kurt?
A) Jason goes to his room to meditate and Kurt goes to his room to complete his paperwork.
B) Both Kurt and Jason are strongly motivated to relax in the T.V. lounge.
C) Kurt goes to his room to compete the paperwork and Jason goes to the lounge to watch T.V.
D) Both Kurt and Jason go to their rooms to complete their paperwork.
E) Jason goes to his room to complete the paperwork and Kurt goes to the lounge to w

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C

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Ch. 5-42 The authors of your text described a study in which university students kept track of their moods in daily diaries. The results of this study suggest that:
A) introspection is an unreliable source of data.
B) people have a great deal of difficulty constructing plausible explanations for their moods.
C) people can fairly accurately identify the causes of their moods.
D) people can accurately predict how their moods will influence their behaviour.
E) if you expect something to influence your mood, your expectation will become "self-fulfilled."

Type: MC Page Ref: 132-133
Skill: Conceptual

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A

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Ch. 5-52 While completing a personality test, Craig comes to an item that asks him if he sees himself as shy and introverted. Craig reflects on some of his recent behaviour. He reasons that since he generally does not talk much in class discussions and tends to avoid large parties, he must be shy and introverted. Which of the following strategies for self-knowledge is Craig using?
A) Self-presentation.
B) Self-awareness.
C) Self-perception.
D) Self-verification.
E) Self-monitoring.

Type: MC Page Ref: 137
Skill: Applied

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C

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Ch. 5-59 Applied research shows that having a greater amount of intrinsic motivation as opposed to extrinsic motivation is associated with all of the following except increased
A) competitive swimmers' persistence.
B) high school students staying longer in school.
C) environmental activism.
D) quality of relationships.
E) reliance on rewards such as money or praise.

Type: MC Page Ref: 137
Skill: Conceptual

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E

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Ch. 5-64 You assume that Franklin is intrinsically motivated to write a course paper because
A) Franklin seems to savour immersing himself in writing.
B) it is a requirement to pass the course.
C) he wants his professor to write him a letter of recommendation.
D) it will increase his chances of making the Dean's List.
E) it will help him get a good job.

Type: MC Page Ref: 137
Skill: Applied

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A

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Ch. 5-76 In a study described in the text, Baldwin and his colleagues found that graduate students rated their own work more negatively if they were first exposed to a picture of the scowling face of the program director than if they were first exposed to a picture of a smiling colleague. According to the researchers, this occurred because:
A) The picture distracted the students on the rating task.
B) The picture caused increased physiological arousal, which in the case of the picture of the scowling program director was labelled as fear or anxiety.
C) The picture students were exposed to primed a certain internal audience.
D) The picture of the scowling program director made the students more self-aware.
E) The picture students were exposed to determined whether they engaged in either upward or downward social comparison.

Type: MC Page Ref: 139
Skill: Conceptual

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C

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Ch. 5-80 In order to gauge whether he had studied long enough for his psychology exam, Markus phoned two of his classmates to ask them how long they had spent reviewing material. Markus is engaging in
A) social comparison.
B) impression management.
C) self-verification.
D) a self-protective behaviour.
E) self-handicapping.

Type: MC Page Ref: 141
Skill: Applied

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A

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Ch. 5-85 Gus went golfing last week and shot a score of 85, the best score he has ever shot after years of playing. At work the next day he tells his close friend Arnie about his achievement. Arnie tells Gus that he also went golfing yesterday, and shot a score of 72. According to the research on social comparison processes presented in the text:
A) Gus will be highly motivated to outperform Arnie on any task related to golf.
B) The next time Gus and Arnie golf together, Gus will probably hit Arnie with a 5-iron the minute his back is turned.
C) Gus will be inspired by Arnie's achievement to practice even harder and become a better player.
D) Gus will become depressed and his motivation to practice will probably be decreased.
E) The next time Gus and Arnie golf together Gus will say that he has been too sick to practice, so that he has a handy excuse for losing.

Type: MC Page Ref: 141-142
Skill: Applied

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D

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Ch. 5-112 Kate knows that she isn't as organized as she'd like to be. One day, Jim, a guy she's been dating for a number of months, says to her, "Wow, Kate. You always seem to have it all together. You're so organized!" What theory explains why Kate would be unhappy about Jim's statement?
A) Self-evaluation maintenance theory.
B) Self-affirmation theory.
C) Cognitive dissonance theory.
D) Self-perception theory.
E) Self-verification theory.

Type: MC Page Ref: 149
Skill: Applied

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E

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Ch. 5-113 People strive to uphold their negative self-beliefs only when they
A) have low self-esteem.
B) are uncertain of those beliefs.
C) are highly certain of those beliefs.
D) become self-protective, and self-justification is inevitable.
E) are focused on maintaining the self-esteem of close friends and family.

Type: MC Page Ref: 150
Skill: Conceptual

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C