Deck 1: Human Relations and Yourself

Question 1

The self-concept:

A) is highly predictable from one situation to another.
B) applies to mental but not physical activities.
C) applies to physical but not mental activities.
D) usually has several components.

Answer 1

usually has several components.

Question 2

Research suggests that people join small groups to:

A) overcome problems with the self-concept.
B) obscure their individual identity.
C) better understand their self-concept.
D) achieve some degree of individuality and identity.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Self-respect is:

A) the way a person thinks about himself or herself in an overall sense.
B) how you think and feel about yourself.
C) is confidence in your ability to carry out a specific task in contrast to generalized self-confidence.
D) the experience of feeling competent to cope with the basic challenges in life and of being worthy of happiness.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What the person is communicating about himself or herself is contained in the:

A) self-concept.
B) self-knowledge questionnaire.
C) private self.
D) public self.

Question 5

What the person may actually be is reflected in the:

A) private self.
B) psychological self.
C) public self.
D) confident self.

Question 6

The major purpose of studying human relations is to improve ones:

A) ability to manipulate others.
B) effectiveness in dealing with people.
C) sales techniques.
D) appreciation of people.

Question 7

A basic theme of the human relations text is that work and personal life:

A) should be kept separate.
B) should be handled differently.
C) converge in later life.
D) influence each other significantly.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a way that studying human relations can help you?

A) Modelling the behaviour of people with high self-esteem.
B) Acquiring valid information about human behaviour.
C) Developing skills in dealing with people.
D) Coping with job problems.

Question 9

A major purpose of feedback is to a person:

A) how well he or she communicates the true self.
B) how well he or she has performed.
C) the difference between right and wrong.
D) when it is time to enhance self-esteem.

Question 10

The two main components of self-esteem are:

A) self-respect and denial.
B) self-confidence and self-indulgence.
C) self-efficacy and self-respect.
D) self-denial and self-discipline.

Question 11

People join ___________to achieve some degree of individuality and identity.

A) large groups.
B) medium sized groups.
C) small groups.
D) marginal groups.

Question 12

A major contributor to self-confidence is:

A) receiving positive feedback from others.
B) receiving negative feedback from others.
C) setting low goals for oneself.
D) losing out in competition to people more talented than oneself.

Question 13

A research study has shown that being satisfied with your job today:

A) has a minor influence on future life satisfaction.
B) has a major influence on life satisfaction.
C) influences your perception of life satisfaction in the past.
D) typically detracts from life satisfaction.

Question 14

A major rationale for work/life programs is that such programs:

A) make it easier to recruit minorities.
B) help prevent workers from choosing early retirement.
C) are highly profitable for management.
D) make it easier for employees to concentrate on work.

Question 15

Psychotherapy can be helpful in learning about oneself because it often:

A) explores your career preferences.
B) helps you detect self-defeating behavior patterns.
C) suggests that you attend a personal growth group.
D) requires you to complete an interest test.

Question 16

Incorporating the feedback we receive from others into our self-concept is referred to as:

A) social comparison.
B) reflected appraisal.
C) the private self.
D) destructive feedback.

Question 17

Self-efficacy is:

A) the way a person thinks about himself or herself in an overall sense.
B) how you think and feel about yourself.
C) is confidence in your ability to carry out a specific task in contrast to generalized self-confidence.
D) the experience of feeling competent to cope with the basic challenges in life and of being worthy of happiness.

Question 18

Feedback from self-examination exercises:

A) often provides valuable clues to one's personality traits.
B) should be treated lightly.
C) should be checked out with a career counselor.
D) is usually scientifically accurate.

Question 19

The self-concept is based largely upon:

A) distorted information.
B) inherited characteristics.
C) what others have said about us.
D) our self-perceptions.

Question 20

Performance appraisals contribute to self-knowledge because they provide feedback from:

A) superiors.
B) a neutral third party.
C) the personnel department.
D) psychological tests.

Question 21

People with high self-esteem might have a realistic sense of themselves.

Question 22

The purpose of human relations is to manipulate other people to your advantage.

Question 23

By using social comparison, we compare ourselves to others around us.

Question 24

Observing actors on the large or small screen is a useful because they are guaranteed to be playing a role.

Question 25

The private self is the most distorted version of the self.

Question 26

The purpose of work/life programs is to pay employees for giving top priority to work in their lives.

Question 27

Feedback is any information that indicates the level of your performance.

Question 28

Self-esteem contributes to mental health because people with high self-esteem:

A) find fewer situations to be stressful.
B) are generally immune to stress.
C) are more competitive than those with low self-esteem.
D) actually enjoy being insulted and defeated.

Question 29

People who perceive themselves as being successful tend to engage in activities that prove them right.

Question 30

Another method of improving your self-esteem is to develop an appreciation of your strengths and accomplishments.

Question 31

Unsatisfying work can adversely affect physical health by creating stress and burnout.

Question 32

Job satisfaction is known to affect your satisfaction with personal life.

Question 33

Information about people in general has limited value in improving self-understanding.

Question 34

A person with high self-efficacy would:

A) feel self-confident in a variety of situations.
B) feel confident in his or her ability to perform a task.
C) have strong tendencies toward perfectionism.
D) work at high levels of efficiency.

Question 35

According to the textbook, people with high self-esteem help raise the self-esteem of others by:

A) telling others what they want to hear.
B) giving honest feedback.
C) modeling how to raise self-esteem.
D) assisting others with difficult tasks so that they will not feel badly about their performance.

Question 36

The groups people join have no relationship to their self-concepts.

Question 37

According to more recent thinking, self-esteem stems from being:

A) told by key people that you are wonderful.
B) encouraged by key people to keep on trying.
C) exposed to a variety of enriching experiences.
D) being proud of a genuine accomplishment.

Question 38

The groups people join often become part of their self-concept.

Question 39

The field of human relations if based mostly on the judgments of public figures who have met with substantial success in influencing others.

Question 40

Self-understanding is an important starting point in developing good human relations.

Question 41

Workers with high self-esteem are typically average performers because they divide their interests between work and personal life.

Question 42

The best people for increasing your self-esteem are those with low self-esteem because the contrast is so great.

Question 43

People with exaggerated self-esteem are sometimes intolerant of people who are different from them.

Question 44

Self-respect is a major component of self-esteem.

Question 45

An effective way of increasing self-esteem is to develop an appreciation of one's strengths and accomplishments.

Question 46

Setting and accomplishing a goal can increase self-esteem.

Question 47

Tele-working, entails working in the office/workplace.

Question 48

It is helpful to recognize that the self is a simple idea.