Question 1

According to social identity theory, our self-concept is influenced by our group memberships.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Social identity theory is the idea that people form an understanding of the self based on group membership.
Incorrect:Social identity theory is the idea that people form an understanding of the self based on group membership.

Question 2

The Johari Window allows us to use prior experience in quickly assessing a new situation.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Schemata is a mental framework of experience that helps us to understand and quickly process new information.
Incorrect:Schemata is a mental framework of experience that helps us to understand and quickly process new information.

Question 3

Self-concept is fairly fluid--most people's self-concept changes constantly throughout their lives.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Self-concepts are fairly stable and resistant to change.
Incorrect:Self-concepts are fairly stable and resistant to change.

Question 4

While there are many outside influences that work together to create our sense of self, our identity is also influenced by feedback from others based on how we present ourselves.

Accepted Answer

Correct:Identity management is a cyclical process in which we present ourselves to others whose feedback in turn influences our own identity.
Incorrect:Identity management is a cyclical process in which we present ourselves to others whose feedback in turn influences our own identity.

Question 5

Carmen sees herself as an engineer, a cello player, and a Texan. This is all part of her:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Self-concept is the relatively unchanging set of ideas and/or perceptions that one holds about oneself.
b.Incorrect. Self-concept is the relatively unchanging set of ideas and/or perceptions that one holds about oneself.
c.Correct. Self-concept is the relatively unchanging set of ideas and/or perceptions that one holds about oneself.
d.Incorrect. Self-concept is the relatively unchanging set of ideas and/or perceptions that one holds about oneself.

Question 6

Carlie's brothers make fun of the girls on the high school softball team for being masculine. Carlie likes to play softball but sees herself as a feminine girl who likes dresses and makeup. Carlie is likely to:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. From an early age, what our culture teaches us about gender affects our actions and choices.
b.Incorrect. From an early age, what our culture teaches us about gender affects our actions and choices.
c.Incorrect. From an early age, what our culture teaches us about gender affects our actions and choices.
d.Correct. From an early age, what our culture teaches us about gender affects our actions and choices.

Question 7

Religiosity refers to:

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. Religiosity is the degree of adherence to a particular religion's teachings.
b.Incorrect. Religiosity is the degree of adherence to a particular religion's teachings.
c.Incorrect. Religiosity is the degree of adherence to a particular religion's teachings.
d.Incorrect. Religiosity is the degree of adherence to a particular religion's teachings.

Question 8

Martin noticed that when he starts to get loud in public, his friends begin to physically distance themselves from him. Based on this reaction, he is working on displaying a calmer demeanor in public. Martin is using the concept of _______ in adjusting his behavior.

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. The looking-glass self is the concept of self that is derived from observing the reactions of others.
b.Incorrect. The looking-glass self is the concept of self that is derived from observing the reactions of others.
c.Correct. The looking-glass self is the concept of self that is derived from observing the reactions of others.
d.Incorrect. The looking-glass self is the concept of self that is derived from observing the reactions of others.

Question 9

Bruce is biologically a man but feels like he should be a woman. Bruce would be referred to as:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Transgender individuals identify with the opposite biological sex.
b.Incorrect. Transgender individuals identify with the opposite biological sex.
c.Correct. Transgender individuals identify with the opposite biological sex.
d.Incorrect. Transgender individuals identify with the opposite biological sex.

Question 10

Avni is a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers. She has a Packers bumper sticker on her car and often wears her Packers hoodie when it's cold. In the Johari Window, this information about Avni is in the:

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. Information in the open quadrant is obvious to ourselves and others.
b.Incorrect. Information in the open quadrant is obvious to ourselves and others.
c.Incorrect. Information in the open quadrant is obvious to ourselves and others.
d.Incorrect. Information in the open quadrant is obvious to ourselves and others.

Question 11

Which of the following would fall into the unknown quadrant in the Johari window?

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. In the unknown quadrant, the information is unknown not only to outside observers but also to the individual him- or herself.
b.Incorrect. In the unknown quadrant, the information is unknown not only to outside observers but also to the individual him- or herself.
c.Incorrect. In the unknown quadrant, the information is unknown not only to outside observers but also to the individual him- or herself.
d.Correct. In the unknown quadrant, the information is unknown not only to outside observers but also to the individual him- or herself.

Question 12

Not realizing that his waitress is at the end of a nine-hour shift, Morgan believes that the waitress is slow because she is lazy. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Internal attribution is assigning responsibility for a behavior to the decision making of the actor.
b.Incorrect. Internal attribution is assigning responsibility for a behavior to the decision making of the actor.
c.Correct. Internal attribution is assigning responsibility for a behavior to the decision making of the actor.
d.Incorrect. Internal attribution is assigning responsibility for a behavior to the decision making of the actor.

Question 13

When we fail to take the situation into account when analyzing another person's behavior, we are succumbing to:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Correspondence bias is the belief that another's behavior is due to individual choice rather than situational factors.
b.Correct. Correspondence bias is the belief that another's behavior is due to individual choice rather than situational factors.
c.Incorrect. Correspondence bias is the belief that another's behavior is due to individual choice rather than situational factors.
d.Incorrect. Correspondence bias is the belief that another's behavior is due to individual choice rather than situational factors.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT part of the Johari Window?

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. The Johari Window consists of the open quadrant, the blind quadrant, the hidden quadrant, and the unknown quadrant.
b.Incorrect. The Johari Window consists of the open quadrant, the blind quadrant, the hidden quadrant, and the unknown quadrant.
c.Incorrect. The Johari Window consists of the open quadrant, the blind quadrant, the hidden quadrant, and the unknown quadrant.
d.Correct. The Johari Window consists of the open quadrant, the blind quadrant, the hidden quadrant, and the unknown quadrant.

Question 15

Mia has heard that girls aren't good at math. She got a bad grade on a math test and assumed it must mean that, like other girls, she's not good at math. She began to feel intimidated by math and avoided studying or doing her homework, so her grades began to suffer. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of strongly held beliefs about oneself that cause a person to act in such a way as to make them come true.
b.Incorrect. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of strongly held beliefs about oneself that cause a person to act in such a way as to make them come true.
c.Correct. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of strongly held beliefs about oneself that cause a person to act in such a way as to make them come true.
d.Incorrect. Self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of strongly held beliefs about oneself that cause a person to act in such a way as to make them come true.

Question 16

Ethan excelled as an assistant at his company. When he was promoted, he had difficulty keeping up with the increased workload, and his performance began to suffer. Based on what we know about self-concept, Ethan is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

a.Correct. People tend to resist information that conflicts with their current perceptions of self.
b.Incorrect. People tend to resist information that conflicts with their current perceptions of self.
c.Incorrect. People tend to resist information that conflicts with their current perceptions of self.
d.Incorrect. People tend to resist information that conflicts with their current perceptions of self.

Question 17

On social media, we often present:

Accepted Answer

a.Incorrect. It is easy on social media to present our ideal self, or the self that we would like to be.
b.Correct. It is easy on social media to present our ideal self, or the self that we would like to be.
c.Incorrect. It is easy on social media to present our ideal self, or the self that we would like to be.
d.Incorrect. It is easy on social media to present our ideal self, or the self that we would like to be.

Question 18

Consider the influencers of identity discussed in the text--family, sex and gender, race/ethnicity, religion, and group membership. How has each of these influenced your own self-concept? Do you find that any of these factors do not influence your identity? Are there additional factors that do?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

Consider the fact that our self-concept is resistant to change, even in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Discuss a time when you or someone you know resisted a challenge to your (or his/her) self-concept. Why was it so difficult? What could you (or he/she) have done differently?

Accepted Answer

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