Question 1

You shouldn't listen to the "boosters" and "busters" others give you since your self-concept is only your view of yourself.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to your text, the self-concept influences much of our future behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Someone who is a "significant other" is​

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A)  ​"socially" conscious.
B)  ​a person whose opinion we especially value.
C)  ​always a supportive person.
D)  ​a person with significant goals.

Question 4

People with high self-esteem tend to disapprove of others more than people with low self-esteem.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The self-concept is extremely resistant to change.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All of the following are examples of social comparison except

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A)  ​being judged for a test based on other student's grades.
B)  ​thinking over how you have added muscle mass in the last four months.
C)  ​deciding to go on a diet after looking at models in a magazine.
D)  ​judging your fitness level in contrast to others in the gym.
E)  ​all of the above are examples of social comparison.

Question 7

In individualistic cultures, a view of the self would involve all of the following except​

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A)  ​self-sufficiency.
B)  ​high value on tradition.
C)  ​high value on equality.
D)  ​high value on change.
E)  ​personal credit or blame.

Question 8

Kiko still thinks of herself as a struggling student although as a college student her GPA is a 3.5.This is an example of

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A)  ​self-monitoring.
B)  ​self-fulfilling prophecy.
C)  ​cognitive conservatism.
D)  ​myth of perfection.
E)  ​distorted feedback.

Question 9

The relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself is called your​

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A)  ​self-concept.
B)  ​interpersonal self.
C)  ​perceptual bias.
D)  ​self-feedback.
E)  ​self-orientation.

Question 10

According to your text, "ego-boosters and busters" are

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A)  ​examples of how people ruin their self-concepts by taking drugs.
B)  people or messages that influence the self-concept positively or negatively.
C)  ​the two essential elements of self-concept development.
D)  ​ways to predict how children will become good or bad readers.
E)  ​intentionally vague labels we give to mask true self-concepts.

Question 11

The influence of significant others becomes less powerful as we grow older.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to your text, all of the following are ways that can help in changing your self-concept except

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A)  ​seeking advice from books and others.
B)  ​being realistic in how you perceive yourself.
C)  ​determining what may be inaccurate feedback from others.
D)  ​being willing to change.
E)  ​comparing yourself to people in the mass media.

Question 13

Most researchers agree that we are born with many of our personality traits.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

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A)  ​A child fails a test after hearing her teacher tell her mother that she never does well on tests.
B)  ​A student who previously complained of stage fright loses his place during a class speech and can't go on.
C)  ​A husband reluctantly agrees, with reservations, to his wife's request that they spend the holiday visiting Disneyland.He has a terrible time.
D)  ​Both b and c above qualify as examples of self-fulfilling prophecies.
E)  ​All of the above qualify as examples of self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 15

The person you believe yourself to be in moments of honesty is called the presenting self.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe how you have managed your manner, appearance, and setting to create desired impressions in two different specific instances.

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Question 17

Explain the concept of reflected appraisal.Choose two people in your life who have contributed to how you view yourself and how their communication contributed to who you are today.

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Question 18

The self-concept is a constantly changing set of perceptions that others have of you.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A self-fulfilling prophecy is

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A)  ​an accurate prediction about another's behavior, based on background knowledge.
B)  ​a prediction about one's own behavior, based on past experience.
C)  ​a prediction that affects the outcome of one's own or another's behavior.
D)  ​a mistaken prediction which fails to occur.
E)  ​none of the above.

Question 20

Psyching yourself up before a soccer game is an example of

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A)  ​positive prediction.
B)  ​a self-imposed prophecy.
C)  ​other-imposed prophecy.
D)  ​anxiety reduction.
E)  ​none of the above.

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