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Social Psychology Chapter 3 Quiz
1. As described in the textbook, in the late1500s a Hungarian nobleman named Count Zrini was attacked at his small castle by a force of almost 100,000 men. Zrini had no chance of survival in the face of this attack. In the moments before he was killed, however, instead of attempting to flee for his life or fight against the enemy, he put on his finest attire, hung a heavy gold chain around his neck, and stuffed his pockets full of gold coins. He then flung open the doors of the castle and charged into a suicide death. This story is used in the textbook to make the point that
a. / many people believe in an afterlife.b. / people often become delusional when under high levels of stress.
c. / many people care strongly about self-presentation. .
d. / most people have a hard time accepting their own mortality.
2. Suppose that you are trying to quit smoking, but that you are having trouble doing so. When you stop to think about why you might be having so much trouble (i.e., when you try to analyze what your resistance might be to quitting), you are relying on
a. / self-knowledge.b. / the interpersonal self.
c. / the agent self.
d. / the self-concept.
3. How does the self-concept relate to others’ perceptions? Research suggests that the self-concept
a. / is very much in line with both how people think others regard them and how others actually do regard them.b. / is very much in line with how people think others regard them, but is very different from how others actually do regard them.
c. / is very different from how people think others regard them, but is very much in line with how others actually do regard them.
d. / is different from both how people think others regard them and how others actually do regard them.
4. Even though she has taken Spanish courses for years and is almost fluent, Ann just enrolled in Spanish I. Why? She loves the feeling of being the smartest person in the room, and loves to get scores of 100%. Ann is apparently driven by a rather strong
a. / self-verification motive.b. / appraisal motive.
c. / consistency motive.
d. / self-enhancement motive.
5. Which of the following is the best example of self-handicapping?
a. / Roy is a cigarette smoker. He does not like to hear about the health risks of smoking. He therefore ignores such information, or dismisses it as invalid, and continues to smoke.b. / Neither Yuki nor her friends ever study very much for school. Since Yuki does not know anyone who studies very hard, she assumes that in fact no one ever studies hard. As a consequence, she continues to have terrible study habits.
c. / Jacques has a big wrestling match coming up, but he fears that he will lose. The week before the match, he claims that he is “really busy with other studies,” and does not practice at all. Even though he may not realize he is doing this, he is setting himself up so that he will have an “excuse” in case he loses the match.
d. / Sometimes, when Olivia has a long day, she yells at her children when she gets home. She usually feels very bad about this right after doing it. But then she realizes that she can “justify” her behavior (“I am the parent here,” she thinks, “and I have the right to discipline my children.”) In other words, she is able to rationalize, or excuse, a not-so-good behavior.
6. Whereas people with high self-esteem are likely to think “I am great,” people with low self-esteem are likely to think
a. / “I am pretty great, but I could be even more fabulous if I tried harder.”b. / “I am so-so.”
c. / “I am horrible.”
d. / “I am the very worst person in the entire world.”