Deck 2: The Self in a Social World

Question 1

What is self-handicapping? Why do people engage in it?

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Which of the following maxims best represents the concept of individualism?

A) Be true to yourself.
B) Two heads are better than one.
C) Father knows best.
D) It takes a village to raise a child.

Answer 2

Be true to yourself.

Question 3

Explain the self-serving bias and its effects.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

Who among the following most likely belongs to an individualistic culture?

A) Kwame, who associates himself with positive words and family and societal traits
B) Mia, who refrains from self-enhancement by believing that she is better than her classmates
C) Soon-Yi, who becomes angry and sad when her classmates question her personal identity
D) Nasser, who compares his grades with students who earn high grades in order to facilitate self-improvement

Question 5

How is the spotlight effect related to the illusion of transparency?

Question 6

Children and adults with strong feelings of self-efficacy are more ________ than those with low self-efficacy.

A) depressed
B) anxious
C) inconsistent
D) persistent

Question 7

Explain the dual attitude system and how people's attitudes change.

Question 8

Describe how self-presentation is linked with self-esteem and self-monitoring.

Question 9

Discuss the differences between individualism and collectivism as they relate to Eastern and Western political views.