Question 1

Imagine that you see a potential employer at a job fair. You only have a moment to make a first impression. Suppose you want to convey your potential for the job based simply on your academic prowess. Evaluate the following impression management strategies. Which approach would be MOST appropriate for this scenario?

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A)   Self-depreciation.
B)   Supplication.
C)   Self-promotion.
D)   Ingratiation.

Question 2

Daniel sees himself as being similar whether he is at work or with his girlfriend. It is likely that he is

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A)   delusional.
B)   using deliberate self-destruction.
C)   well-adjusted.
D)   none of these.

Question 3

Individuals reared in individualistic cultures are less likely than those from collectivistic cultures to perceive themselves as

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A)   unique.
B)   self-contained.
C)   distinct from others.
D)   interdependent.

Question 4

People engage in counterproductive strategies because

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A)   they are intent on self-defeat.
B)   they believe they will eventually be successful.
C)   they are masochistic.
D)   they are experiencing only minimal emotional arousal.

Question 5

Research presented in your text regarding parenting and self-esteem has found__________; thus, it would appropriate to conclude that__________

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A)   a causal link between parenting styles and self-esteem; authoritarian parenting causes the highest self-esteem.
B)   a causal link between parenting styles and self-esteem; authoritative parenting causes the highest self-esteem.
C)   no relationship between parenting styles and self-esteem; neglectful parenting is related to low self-esteem.
D)   a link between parenting styles and self-esteem; no particular parenting style causes higher or lower self-esteem.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that help shape our vision of our possible selves?

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A)   Past experiences.
B)   Biology.
C)   Current behavior.
D)   Future expectations.

Question 7

Which of the following theorists was the first to suggest that people tend to attribute behavior to either internal or external causes?

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A)   Fritz Heider.
B)   Albert Bandura.
C)   Erik Erikson.
D)   Sigmund Freud.

Question 8

An individual who recently had preventive bypass surgery might think, "At least I didn't have a serious heart attack like my older brother did." This thinking exemplifies the strategy known as

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A)   self-serving bias.
B)   pessimistic explanatory style.
C)   downward social comparison.
D)   basking in reflected glory.

Question 9

Which of the following researchers proposed social comparison theory?

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A)   Albert Bandura.
B)   E. Tory Higgins.
C)   Leon Festinger.
D)   Martin Seligman.

Question 10

Presenting yourself in a way that you think will cause others to respect you is most consistent with which of the following self-presentation strategies?

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A)   Ingratiation.
B)   Self-promotion.
C)   Intimidation.
D)   Exemplification.

Question 11

The term _____selves refers to one's conceptions about the kind of person one might become in the future.

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A)   possible
B)   timeless
C)   potential
D)   expected

Question 12

Self-efficacy is positively correlated with academic performance.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 13

If a Psychology major reports that she is smarter than the average Psychology major, she is engaging in a process of

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A)   self-enhancement.
B)   self-improvement.
C)   self-assessment.
D)   self-verification.

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of an external-unstable factor in attribution?

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A)   Bad luck.
B)   One's self-esteem.
C)   Lack of ability.
D)   The nature of the task. A

Question 15

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute one's_____ to personal factors and one's_____ to situational factors.

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A)   stability; instability
B)   external; internal
C)   failures; successes
D)   successes; failures

Question 16

Tanisha is taking tennis lessons in response to a self-discrepancy in the area of athleticism. She is using the coping technique of

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A)   improving self-awareness.
B)   blunting self-awareness.
C)   expanding the possible self.
D)   changing one's behavior.

Question 17

Which of the following is most consistent with the research data?

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A)   Self-esteem of Asians is higher than that of Hispanics.
B)   White females have higher self-esteem than white males.
C)   Minority females have lower self-esteem than minority males.
D)   Blacks have higher self-esteem than whites.

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a source of self-efficacy?

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A)   Mastering new skills.
B)   Vicarious experiences.
C)   Encouragement from others.
D)   Comparison to others.

Question 19

All of the following are dimensions of the attributional process EXCEPT

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A)   internal versus external.
B)   cognition versus affect.
C)   stable versus unstable.
D)   controllable versus uncontrollable.

Question 20

If an athlete is looking to improve his performance, it makes the most sense to make the reference group consist of__________ .

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A)   inferior athletes
B)   vastly superior athletes
C)   somewhat superior athletes
D)   currently equivalent athletes C

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Which of the following researchers proposed social comparison theory?

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Presenting yourself in a way that you think will cause others to respect you is most consistent with which of the following self-presentation strategies?

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