Question 1

According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003) ,people have the greatest difficulty predicting the ________ of their future emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  reliability
B)  frequency
C)  intensity and duration
D)  stability and permanencyE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Giving priority to the goals of one's group,such as one's family or workplace,and defining one's identity accordingly is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism.
B)  narcissism.
C)  collectivism.
D)  hedonism.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

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Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of the interdependent self?

Accepted Answer

A)  The interdependent self is not strongly embedded in social membership.
B)  With an interdependent self,one's personal identity is established by individual traits and goals.
C)  With an interdependent self,one has a greater sense of belonging.
D)  The interdependent self creates social barriers as it disapproves of conformity and adopts egotism.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following is true of self-control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Failures of self-control are least likely to appear when one has to do something taxing,difficult,or unpleasant.
B)  People who fail to exert self-control on a particular task subsequently work harder on other tasks.
C)  Self-control can be depleted or strengthened,much like a muscle.
D)  Self-control typically involves the strategy of humblebragging.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

According to sociologist Charles H.Cooley (1902) ,which of the following terms describes our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative self-talk
B)  looking-glass self
C)  self-efficacy
D)  self-assertionE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

A study by Gilovich et al.(2000) had college students wear T-shirts with singer Barry Manilow on them.They found that participants overestimated the degree to which other people would notice the T-shirt.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

Accepted Answer

A)  the transparency effect
B)  the audience effect
C)  the spotlight effect
D)  the halo effectE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.

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Question 9

The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-interest colors our social judgment.
B)  social surroundings affect our self-awareness.
C)  self-concern motivates our social behavior.
D)  social relationships help define our self.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following statements on self-concept across cultures is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in individualistic countries persist more when they are succeeding.
B)  For Japanese college students,happiness comes with positive social engagement.
C)  Individualists make comparisons with others to boost their self-esteem.
D)  Asian collectivists are more likely to make downward social comparisons than individualists.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Who among the following in the United States achieve the most academically as students and earn the highest median income as adults,yet have the lowest self-esteem?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-Americans
B)  Native Americans
C)  Latin Americans
D)  Asian-AmericansE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Explain the false consensus effect and the false uniqueness effect with examples.

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Question 13

Which of the following terms denotes what we know and believe about ourselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-control
B)  Schadenfreude
C)  altruism
D)  self-conceptE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Ron remembers Phil's birthday,which is in the same month as his,but fails to recall Alex's birthday,which is in a different month.Though both of them are his friends,Ron's ability to recall Phil's birthday but not Alex's can be best explained through the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-schema.
B)  social comparison.
C)  Schadenfreude.
D)  individualism.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which part of the brain is significantly involved in maintaining our sense of self?

Accepted Answer

A)  the left hemisphere
B)  the corpus callosum
C)  the right hemisphere
D)  the brain stemE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  self-handicapping.
B)  impact bias.
C)  planning fallacy.
D)  spotlight effect.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are is referred to as the ________ effect.

Accepted Answer

A)  transparency
B)  audience
C)  spotlight
D)  haloE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Samantha always gets lower grades than Samuel,her twin.Although she is not bothered about other students in her class who score less than her,she has deeply affected by scoring less than Samuel.In the context of self and culture,identify the perspective of Samantha in this scenario.

Accepted Answer

A)  individualism
B)  collectivism
C)  interdependence
D)  altruismE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

People are self-critical and focus less on positive self-views in a(n) ________ culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  individualistic
B)  collectivistic
C)  narcissistic
D)  egocentricE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Who among the following most likely belongs to a collectivistic culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antoni,who shouts at people who do not follow his rules or who criticize these rules
B)  Maria,who buys luxury items and considers her extravagant choices as expressions of herself
C)  Hailey,who places more value on her ancestral tradition and shared practices than anything else
D)  Sergei,who prefers to enhance his individual self and make independent choicesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: The Self in a Social World

A study by Gilovich et al.(2000) had college students wear T-shirts with singer Barry Manilow on them.They found that participants overestimated the degree to which other people would notice the T-shirt.Which of the following concepts did this study explore?

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Ron remembers Phil's birthday,which is in the same month as his,but fails to recall Alex's birthday,which is in a different month.Though both of them are his friends,Ron's ability to recall Phil's birthday but not Alex's can be best explained through the concept of:

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Which of the following statements is true of the interdependent self?

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People are self-critical and focus less on positive self-views in a(n) ________ culture.

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The fact that we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves when problems arise in a relationship is an example of how:

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How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

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Samantha always gets lower grades than Samuel,her twin.Although she is not bothered about other students in her class who score less than her,she has deeply affected by scoring less than Samuel.In the context of self and culture,identify the perspective of Samantha in this scenario.

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Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.

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Who among the following in the United States achieve the most academically as students and earn the highest median income as adults,yet have the lowest self-esteem?

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Which of the following is true of self-control?

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Explain the false consensus effect and the false uniqueness effect with examples.

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The belief that others are paying more attention to one's appearance and behavior than they actually are is referred to as the ________ effect.

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Which part of the brain is significantly involved in maintaining our sense of self?

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Which of the following terms denotes what we know and believe about ourselves?

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Giving priority to the goals of one's group,such as one's family or workplace,and defining one's identity accordingly is known as:

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Which of the following statements on self-concept across cultures is FALSE?

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Who among the following most likely belongs to a collectivistic culture?

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Melinda is assigned a task on Monday that needs to be completed by Friday.She decides to begin the task on Thursday as she estimates that the task will take her two days to complete,but the task will take her three days.This underestimation of how long it will take to complete a task is called:

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According to Wilson and Gilbert (2003) ,people have the greatest difficulty predicting the ________ of their future emotions.

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According to sociologist Charles H.Cooley (1902) ,which of the following terms describes our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves?

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