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This activity contains 23 questions.

	The ways in which we describe ourselves depend in part on the group to which we are comparing ourselves.    True  False

	Women who work in traditionally male-dominated fields and experience conflict between their identities as women and as professionals tend to have higher levels of psychological well-being.    True  False

	A justice ethic orientation emphasizes the application of universal rules regardless of one's relationship with other individuals.    True  False

	Aspects of the self-concept that are referenced by adjectives or verbs tend to activate social identities, while nouns tend to elicit personal identity level self-perceptions.    True  False

	High levels of self-esteem tend to protect us from existential terror when thoughts of our own death arise.    True  False

	Self-change rarely occurs because of situational factors.    True  False

	Complaining about unfair circumstances may lead others to develop negative perceptions of the complaining individual.    True  False

	Comparisons between ourselves and those who outperform us in important areas always leads to a loss of self-esteem.    True  False

	_____ involves comparisons between individuals who are members of the same group.   The black sheep effect The self-reference effect An upward social comparison Intergroup comparisons Intragroup comparisons

	When he thinks about himself, Ethan realizes that there are some distinctions between his role at work and his role as a father, but he sees these two roles as overlapping in important ways. Ethan is probably low in _____.   the self-reference effect intragroup comparisons interdependence self-complexity identity interference

	Body adornment and body modifications, such as tattoos and piercings, are indications of _____.   existential terror an interdependent self-concept an independent self-concept social identity personal identity

	_____ allows organisms to differentiate themselves from the physical environment.   Existential self-awareness Subjective self-awareness Social self-awareness Objective self-awareness Symbolic self-awareness

	_____ involves the ability to form an abstract representation of the self.   Social self-awareness Objective self-awareness Symbolic self-awareness Existential self-awareness Subjective self-awareness

	_____ is the belief that a goal can be achieved by working with other members of a group.   Collective self-efficacy Collectivistic self-efficacy Individual self-efficacy Social self-efficacy Individualistic self-efficacy

	The observation that people show a preference for objects owned by and reflective of the self is termed the _____.   symbolic self-awareness interdependent self effect self-reference effect objective self-awareness social comparison effect

	Research has demonstrated that high levels of self-esteem are associated with _____.   bullying, narcissism, and interpersonal aggression high levels of achievement physiological responses indicative of threat academic success and drug abuse a more fully developed symbolic self-concept

	_____ occurs when we compare ourselves with another who does better than we do.   Downward social comparison Self-efficacy Upward social comparison Lateral social comparison The self-reference effect

	Monitoring of our own behavior in response to other peoples' expectations is known as _____.   introspection other-monitoring ingratiation self-efficacy self-monitoring

	Introspection is most effective when _____.   the behavior in question is based on unconscious affective factors when we attempt to predict our future feelings when we are consciously aware of the reasons for our behaviors when we have to make a subsequent choice the behavior in question is based on a conscious decision-making process and is not based on unconscious affective factors

	Allen has just been rejected for membership in an exclusive country club. This rejection will harm Allen's self-esteem if _____.   he believes that his rejection is due to one particular member of the membership committee he believes the membership committee was instructed by others to reject all applicants he believes he was rejected because he is homosexual he believes the country club was not accepting any new members at the time he believes that it is extremely difficult to be accepted to the country club

	Research on the effects of prejudice has demonstrated that the fear that someone will discover one's membership in a devalued group _____.   can have a negative effect on one's group membership can have a positive effect on one's group membership can have a positive effect on one's ability to learn can improve cognitive performance but negatively effect psycho-motor performance can have a negative effect on one's ability to learn

	_____ occurs when people believe they might act in some way to confirm the stereotype of their group.   The black sheep effect Existential terror The self-reference effect Stereotype threat The justice ethic

	When reminded of their sexual orientation, _____ display greater anxiety while interacting with young children at a nursery school.   heterosexual females heterosexual males homosexual females asexual males homosexual males

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