FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 231

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 231

SOCIAL PSYCH EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Collectivism

Answer:

Giving priorities to the goals of one's groups (often, one's extended family or work group) and defining one's identity accordingly.

Question 2: Wha are the 3 steps of learned helplessness?

Answer:

1.Uncontrollable bad events 2.Perceived lack of control 3.Learned helplessness

Question 3: Dual attitudes

Answer:

Differing implicit (automatic) and explicit (consciously controlled) attitudes towards the same object.Verbalized explicit attitudes may change with education and persuasion; implicit attitudes change slowly, with practice that forms new habits.Question 4: "Our wanting to present a favourable image both to an external audience (other people) and to an internal audience (ourselves)" is a description of what?

Answer:

Self-presentation

Question 5: Temporal comparisons

Answer:

Comparisons between how the self is viewed and how the self was viewed in the past or how the self is expected to be viewed in the future.

Question 6: Looking-glass self

Answer:

How we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves; not necessarily how they see us, but the way we imagine they see us.Question 7: "We underestimate the commonality of our abilities and virtues" is a description of what?

Answer:

false uniqueness

Question 8: Self-efficacy

Answer:

A sense that one is competent and effective, distinguished from self-esteem, which is one's sense of self-worth. A sharpshooter in the military might feel high self-efficacy and low self-esteem.Question 9: What are 6 examples of the interplay between our sense of self and our social worlds?

Answer:

1.Spotlight effect 2.Illusion of transparency 3.Social surroundings affect our self-awareness 4.Self-interest colours our social judgement 5.Self-concern motivates our social behaviour 6.Social relationships help define the self Question 10: "We sometimes express self-defeating behaviours that protect self-esteem by providing excuses for failure" is a description of what?

Answer:

self-handicap

Question 11: Explicit

Answer:

consciously controlled

Question 12: Illusion of transparency

Answer:

The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others.

Question 13: Explain how self-concern motivates our social behaviour.

Answer:

In hopes of making a positive impression, we agonize about our appearance. We also monitor others' behaviour and expectations and adjust our behaviour accordingly.Question 14: The unconscious, ____ processes that control our behaviour may differ from our conscious, ____ explanations of it.

Answer:

implicit, explicit

Question 15: The "independent self" disapproves of ____.

Answer:

Conformity (behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards)

Question 16: Individualism

Answer:

The concept of giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identification.

Question 17: What is a good way to increase self-esteem?

Answer:

Self-compassion

Question 18: Self-esteem

Answer:

A person's overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth.

Question 19: What are the 4 coomponents of "the self"?

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1.Self-concept (who am I?) 2.Self-esteem (my sense of self-worth) 3.Social self (my roles as a student, family member, and friend; group identity) 4.Self-knowledge (How can I explain and predict myself?)

Question 20: Implicit

Answer:

Automatic ("trusting your gut")

Question 21: Defensive pessimism

Answer:

The adaptive value of anticipatng problems and harnessing one's anxiety to motivate effective action.

Question 22: To the "interdependent self", identity is...

Answer:

Social, defined by connections with others

Question 23: Self-serving bias

Answer:

The tendency to perceive yourself favourably.

Question 24: Feedback is best when it is ____ and ____/

Answer:

True, specific

Question 25: Impact bias

Answer:

Overestimating the enduring impact of emotion-causing events (ex:winning the lottery will not make you as happy as you think, and being paralyzed will not make you as unhappy as you think).

Question 26: Explain how self-interest colours our social judgement.

Answer:

When problems arise in a close relationship, we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves. However, when things go well at home or work or play, we see ourselves as more responsible.

Question 27: The "interdependent self" disapproves of ____.

Answer:

Egotism