Question 1

Barbara describes herself as 'socially anxious, insecure, relatively intelligent, and terribly shy.' According to social psychology, this description best reflects which concept?

Accepted Answer

Self-concept

Question 2

Which of the following is most likely to recognize itself in a mirror by reaching to touch a spot of red dye on its face?

Accepted Answer

An adult chimpanzee

Question 3

A child says, 'I have blue eyes and brown hair. I have two sisters. I hate vegetables, but I love ice cream.' This type of self-description is most typical of which age group?

Accepted Answer

Eight-year-old child

Question 4

During a lecture, a professor defines a concept as 'the extent to which knowledge about the self is stable and clearly and consistently defined.' What is the professor describing?

Accepted Answer

Self-concept clarity

Question 5

In North America, women are more likely to have an interdependent view of themselves, while men are more likely to have an independent view. What does this suggest?

Accepted Answer

Gender, like culture, can influence our sense of ourselves.

Question 6

What term refers to the process of looking inward and examining our thoughts, feelings, and motives?

Accepted Answer

Introspection

Question 7

When we are in a state of self-awareness, what are we most likely to do?

Accepted Answer

Evaluate or compare our current behaviour against our internal standards and values.

Question 8

Jake blames his professor for his poor exam performance, but after seeing himself on a security camera, he questions whether he studied enough. Which theory best explains Jake's self-scrutiny in this situation?

Accepted Answer

Self-awareness theory

Question 9

According to self-perception theory, when our attitudes or feelings are unclear, how do we often infer them?

Accepted Answer

By observing our own behaviour.

Question 10

Which of the following is a social way of understanding ourselves?

Accepted Answer

Attending to other people’s opinions of us.

Question 11

Which theory posits that we learn about our own abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves to other people?

Accepted Answer

Social comparison theory

Question 12

Upward social comparison is to striving as downward social comparison is to:

Accepted Answer

Self-enhancement

Question 13

Holding unrealistically positive views of oneself is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Self-enhancement

Question 14

Which theory holds that people have a need to seek confirmation of their self-concepts, even at the expense of self-enhancement?

Accepted Answer

Self-verification theory

Question 15

According to Swann and colleagues, whether we want accurate rather than positive feedback depends on:

Accepted Answer

The dimension on which we are being evaluated and the nature of the relationship we have with the person doing the evaluating.

Question 16

A student who procrastinates before an exam and then blames their poor performance on lack of time is demonstrating which self-related phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Self-handicapping

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the overjustification effect?

Accepted Answer

People view their behaviour as caused by compelling extrinsic reasons, underestimating intrinsic motivation.

Question 18

A person who sees themselves through the eyes of others and incorporates those views into their self-concept is demonstrating which concept?

Accepted Answer

Looking-glass self

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of downward social comparison?

Accepted Answer

Comparing your test score to someone who scored lower than you.

Question 20

Which of the following best defines self-schemas?

Accepted Answer

An organized body of knowledge about the self that influences what people notice, think, and remember about themselves.

Social Psychology: Self-Perception and the Self

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