Question 1

William James's claim that the self was complex and______________multifaceted has______________modern research.

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A)  not been supported by
B)  mixed support from
C)  a great deal of support from
D)  not been tested by

Question 2

Jenna is fairly high-strung.This attribute conflicts more with Jenna's ideal self than with her ought self.Jenna is more likely to experience______________than she is to experience______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  disappointment;fear
B)  anxiety;sadness
C)  fear;anxiety
D)  sadness;disappointment

Question 3

Newman is having a very bad day-he overslept for his final exam,spilled coffee on himself at work,and got a speeding ticket on the way home.According to the facial feedback hypothesis,what will happen if he increases tension in the facial muscles normally active during frowning?

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A)  It will intensify his negative emotional experience.
B)  Because he is already in a bad mood,it will have no impact on his emotional experience.
C)  It will create a competing positive emotion.
D)  It will reduce the intensity of his negative emotional experience.

Question 4

Marcia is unsure about whether Jan is her best friend.She thinks about how many times she has listened to Jan complain about her boyfriend,helped Jan study for difficult exams,and brought soup to Jan when she was sick.Marcia realizes that she,herself,calls or visits Jan almost every night.After thinking about all this,Marcia concludes that Jan must be her best friend.This conclusion is based on a process described by______________theory.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness
B)  social comparison
C)  self-discrepancy
D)  self-perception

Question 5

Baumeister (1991) suggests that drug abuse,sexual masochism,spiritual ecstasy,binge eating,and suicide may all be attempts to

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A)  increase self-awareness.
B)  reduce self-awareness.
C)  increase public self-consciousness.
D)  increase private self-consciousness. B

Question 6

Amy is frustrated with her teenage son's recent behavior."Why did you do that?" she asks him,with exasperation. According to research by Nisbett and Wilson (1977) ,Amy's son will

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A)  be unable to accurately identify why he acted as he did.
B)  become penitent in the face of his mother's anger.
C)  be able to answer his mother's question honestly and accurately.
D)  become aggressive toward his mother's confrontation. A

Question 7

When he attends a rush event at the local fraternity,Carmine feels that the brothers do not like him very much.He does not think that he should come back to this fraternity and feels sure that he will not be asked to join.According to______________theory,Carmine's self-esteem will drop after the party because he will feel that his behaviors at the event were not acceptable to others.

Accepted Answer

A)  external reference
B)  social comparison
C)  terror management
D)  sociometer

Question 8

In the company of liberals,Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage;in the company of conservatives,he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A)  self-awareness.
B)  self-complexity.
C)  strategic self-presentation.
D)  private self-consciousness.

Question 9

What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

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A)  heart palpitations
B)  high blood pressure
C)  reduced blood glucose level
D)  headaches

Question 10

Research using new technologies has determined that

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A)  different areas of the brain are activated when American participants are shown photos of themselves as opposed to photos of others,but such differentiation does not occur among Korean participants.
B)  brain activity does not vary depending on whether or not a stimulus is self-relevant.
C)  PET scans are not particularly informative for investigations of the self-concept,but fMRI is.
D)  different areas of the brain are activated when people are shown photos of themselves as opposed to photos of others.

Question 11

"Turn that frown upside down," Jarvis's mother told him when he looked sad."If you smile you'll start to cheer up." Is she right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not likely.Downward social referencing suggests that if Jarvis begins to smile he will start thinking about the thing she should not be happy about.
B)  Definitely,although it only works with very young children and not adults.
C)  Probably.The facial feedback hypothesis says that emotions can change based on different facial expressions.
D)  No.The self-perception theory says that our internal state is unrelated to our outward expressions.

Question 12

According to the facial______________hypothesis,changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding changes in emotion.

Accepted Answer

A)  feedback
B)  loop
C)  information
D)  backtrack

Question 13

One of the benefits of high self-monitoring is that such individuals tend to be

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible.
B)  principled.
C)  forthright.
D)  fickle.

Question 14

According to theories regarding self-perception of emotions,what would be the likely effect of sitting at your desk slumped over in the chair with a bowed head?

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A)  You would make other people frown in response.
B)  You would feel proud.
C)  You would buffer your self-esteem against potential future threats.
D)  You would feel dejected.

Question 15

Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that

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A)  people are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact the happiness of others.
B)  people tend to underestimate the impact of future events on their own happiness.
C)  people are remarkably good at estimating how future events will impact their own happiness.
D)  people tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their future responses to emotional events.

Question 16

According to self-discrepancy theory,the disorder most likely to develop from a discrepancy between the actual self and the ought self is

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A)  depression.
B)  an anxiety-related disorder.
C)  antisocial personality disorder.
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 17

People enhance their self-esteem in all of the following ways except

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A)  basking in reflected glory.
B)  self-serving beliefs.
C)  upward social comparison.
D)  self-handicapping.

Question 18

Taylor and Brown (1988) suggest that people are more likely to have realistic views of themselves when they are

Accepted Answer

A)  depressed.
B)  happy.
C)  high in self-esteem.
D)  low in self-awareness. A

Question 19

Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team.According to social comparison theory,Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?

Accepted Answer

A)  other female high school track athletes
B)  other female students at her school who are not on the track team
C)  male members of her track team
D)  U.S.Olympic track team members

Question 20

Research on self-monitoring generally suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a global trait.
B)  high self-monitors conform even in situations that demand autonomy.
C)  low self-monitoring is more socially adaptive.
D)  one's scores on the self-monitoring scale decline with age.

Exam 3: The Social Self

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Jenna is fairly high-strung.This attribute conflicts more with Jenna's ideal self than with her ought self.Jenna is more likely to experiencethan she is to experience.

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Newman is having a very bad day-he overslept for his final exam,spilled coffee on himself at work,and got a speeding ticket on the way home.According to the facial feedback hypothesis,what will happen if he increases tension in the facial muscles normally active during frowning?

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Baumeister (1991) suggests that drug abuse,sexual masochism,spiritual ecstasy,binge eating,and suicide may all be attempts to

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Amy is frustrated with her teenage son's recent behavior."Why did you do that?" she asks him,with exasperation. According to research by Nisbett and Wilson (1977) ,Amy's son will

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In the company of liberals,Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage;in the company of conservatives,he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

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What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

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Research using new technologies has determined that

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"Turn that frown upside down," Jarvis's mother told him when he looked sad."If you smile you'll start to cheer up." Is she right?

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According to the facial______________hypothesis,changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding changes in emotion.

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One of the benefits of high self-monitoring is that such individuals tend to be

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According to theories regarding self-perception of emotions,what would be the likely effect of sitting at your desk slumped over in the chair with a bowed head?

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Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that

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According to self-discrepancy theory,the disorder most likely to develop from a discrepancy between the actual self and the ought self is

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People enhance their self-esteem in all of the following ways except

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Taylor and Brown (1988) suggest that people are more likely to have realistic views of themselves when they are

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William James's claim that the self was complex and______________multifaceted has______________modern research.

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Jenna is fairly high-strung.This attribute conflicts more with Jenna's ideal self than with her ought self.Jenna is more likely to experience______________than she is to experience______________.

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Newman is having a very bad day-he overslept for his final exam,spilled coffee on himself at work,and got a speeding ticket on the way home.According to the facial feedback hypothesis,what will happen if he increases tension in the facial muscles normally active during frowning?

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In the company of liberals,Mitt expresses favorable attitudes toward abortion and gay marriage;in the company of conservatives,he expresses negative attitudes toward these same issues.Mitt's behavior exemplifies

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What physical symptom did Gailliot and colleagues (2007) show to occur during acts of self-regulation?

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Research using new technologies has determined that

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"Turn that frown upside down," Jarvis's mother told him when he looked sad."If you smile you'll start to cheer up." Is she right?

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According to the facial______________hypothesis,changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding changes in emotion.

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One of the benefits of high self-monitoring is that such individuals tend to be

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According to theories regarding self-perception of emotions,what would be the likely effect of sitting at your desk slumped over in the chair with a bowed head?

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Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that

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According to self-discrepancy theory,the disorder most likely to develop from a discrepancy between the actual self and the ought self is

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People enhance their self-esteem in all of the following ways except

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Taylor and Brown (1988) suggest that people are more likely to have realistic views of themselves when they are

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Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team.According to social comparison theory,Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?

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