Your own understanding of who you are as a person comprises you:
a)face
b)image
c)reference group
d)self-concept
D) self-concept
According to the Johari Window, there are some aspects of our personalities that others can see in us but that we are unaware of. These are known as the _____ aspects of ourselves
a)open
b)hidden
c)blind
d)unknown
C) blind
According to the textbook, which of the following statements about people with low self-esteem is not true?
a) People with low self-esteem are likely to magnify their failures
b) People with low self-esteem are more likely to emphasize others negative com
C) people with low self-esteem are more likely to criticize others
The way you tend to think and act in most situations defines your:
a)personality
b)self-concept
c)self-image
d)behavioral consistency
A) personality
One of the ways we figure out who we are is by seeing who others think we are. The term for this process is:
a)social comparison
b)reflected appraisal
c)personality
d)evaluative assessment
B) reflected appraisal
When we evaluate our own merits with respect to certain reference groups, we are engaging in a process known as:
a) self-esteem maintenance
b) social comparison
c) the looking-glass self
d) impression formation
C) the looking-glass self
According to the text, your self-concept is influenced by all of the following except:
a)personality & biology
b) culture & gender roles
c) reflected appraisal
d) self-evaluation
D) self-evaluation
Jason went to a party with several of his friends last weekend. Whule he was there, Jason made several inappropriate comments & did not notice that people were offended by what he was saying? Afterwards, several people at the party commented to Jason's fr
B) Jason is a low self-monitor
Just thinks it's going to rain today, so she behaves in ways that are consistent with that prediction (raincoats umbrella). In fact, it does rain, just as she predicted. Is this an example of a self0fullfillinf prophecy? Pick the correct answer & explanat
D) No, because her behaviors did not cause the prediction to come true
Your subjective evaluation of yourself known as:
a) self-evaluation
b) self-esteem
c) self-concept
d) self-image
B) self-esteem
Which of the following statements about people with high self-esteem is not true?
a) they are less likely to fail as a given task
b) They are comfortable initiating relationships
c) they are not inherently more skilled at decoding nonverbal cues
d) they a
A) they are less likely to fail at a given task
Regarding the benefits of high self-esteem, which of the following statements has been supported by the research?
a)those are high self-esteem are less likely to drink, do drugs, or engage in risky sex
b) those are high self-esteem do better in school
c)t
c) those with high self-esteem are more outgoing and willing to communicate
The research on sex and cultural differences in self-esteem has primarily disputed which of the following claims?
a)Caucasian men & women do not differ in reported levels of self esteem
b)Caucasian report the highest levels of self esteem of any ethnic gr
B) Caucasians report the higest levels of self-esteem of any ethnic group in the us
When we consider how we want to be perceived by other people, we are considering our:
a)identity
b)image
c)self-monitoring
d)self-concept
B) Image
Which face needs refers to our need to be respected for our abilities & intelligence?
a) autonomy face
b) competence face
c) character face
d) fellowship face
B)Competence face
When Shelia asked her friend Tommy to help her move at the end of the semester, Sheila was threatening Tommy's ___ face needs.
a) autonomy
b) competence
c) character
d) fellowship
A) autonomy
Schutz identified three fundamental interpersonal needs. This particular need is the most similar in meaning to fellowship face
a) need for control
b) need for inclusion
c) need for affection
d) need for autonomy
C) need for affection
Regarding self-disclosure, which of the following statements is true?
a) depth refers to the range of topics you discuss with others
b) most relationships start out with high degree of self-disclosure
c) self-disclosure is highly reciprocal
d)men & women
C) self-disclosure is highly reciprocal
According to social penetration theory, the ___ dimension concerns the number of topics disclosed whereas the ___ dimension concerns the level of detail in topics disclosed
a) breadth, depth
b) depth, breadth
c) range, penetration
d) penetration, range
A) breadth, depth
When Jon & Ernesto met in their English class, they were both hesitant to share much about their personal lives. As the semester progressed and they became better friends, they felt comfortable sharing more & more with each other. Which element of self-di
C) Self-disclosure follows a process
This is an ongoing process of making meaning from the things we experience in our environment:
a)attribution
b)primacy
c)egocentrism
d)perception
D)Perception
A number of factors affect the likelihood that we will notice a certain object in our environment. Which of the following was not mentioned in your textbook as something that can increase attention?
a)obscurity
b)unusualness
c)repetition
d)intensity
A) obscurity
A fellow student in one of your communication classes, Rose, starts acting particulary nice to you in the last couple weeks leading up to the first exam. Classmates have frequently treated you this want in the past in the hopes that you will help them stu
d) All of these
Which of the following statements is true with respect to perceptual accuracy?
a)our perceptions almost always reflect reality as it is, with minimal distortion
b) Culture may affect behavior but it does not usually influence perceptions of behaviors
c)Ph
c)Physiological characteristics, including our biological rhythms, affect perception accuracy
Angela has just been promoted to department chair at the college where she taught. Although she treated everyone the same, several of the male professors in the department were put off by Angela's request. As a result, the female professors thought of Ang
B) they perceived Angela's professional position as masculine & socially threatening
Frankie believes that he got into graduate school ad the university because he is a good student. Jolie believes that she was not accepted for admission to the university because she is an out of state student. Frankie & Jolie are both engaging in which o
C) Self-serving bias
Which of the following sequences accurately depicts the process of stereotype formation?
a)identify group membership --> apply generalization --> act on prejudice
b)identify group membership--> act on prejudice --> form group generalization
c)identify gro
C)identify group membership--> recall group generalization --> apply generalization
Rick & Jamie recently started dating. To commemorate their first month as a couple, Rick surprised Jamie when he picked her up to work in a rented limousine with floor-level tickets to a concert. After the show, Rick was very upset because Jamie would bar
A) Egocentrism
Idealizing a romantic partner at the beginning of a new relationship is a common example of the ___ bias
a)delusional
b)romantic
c)positivity
d)confirmatory
C) positivity
Samantha was a fantastic softball player, but she rarely took credit for her success. Every time a reporter from the school paper would ask her for a quote. Samantha would say "I just got lucky today," or"their pitcher just gave me something
I could hit
B) External Locus