Deck 2: Developing Self-Awareness

Question 1

In independent cultures,feelings of self-worth come from _____.

A) being able to express oneself
B) fitting in with the group
C) creating harmony within the family
D) attending the needs of others

Answer 1

A

Question 2

An executive whose sense of worth comes primarily from satisfying unconscious needs for control,mastery,and professional success is called _____.

A) an "empty suit"
B) an "expansive manager"
C) a "market manager"
D) a "country club manager"

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Tom Peters,in his "The Brand Called You" article,stresses that a manager needs to _____.

A) identify with an organization's brands
B) develop new products for the firm
C) think of him/herself as a one-person enterprise
D) fit in with the corporation's culture

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Gabriel is a new pledge at a fraternity on campus. As he bonds with his fraternity brothers by participating in community service activities (and partying together),he is likely to _____.

A) come to believe that his fraternity is unique
B) become emotionally attached to his fraternity brothers
C) acquire the values held by his fraternity brothers
D) all of the above (Applied,Difficult)

Question 5

A culture that emphasizes interdependence with others is called _____.

A) collectivist
B) capitalist
C) individualistic
D) competitive

Question 6

The statement "The nail that sticks out gets pounded down" is most likely to come out of _____.

A) an individualistic culture
B) the "private self"
C) an independent society
D) a collectivist culture

Question 7

Recent research suggests that _____.

A) people from independent cultures are more likely to believe that talking out loud is related to thinking
B) people from interdependent cultures are more likely to believe that talking out loud is related to thinking
C) people who talk out loud while they are thinking tend to score lower on emotional intelligence assessments
D) people who don't talk out loud while they are thinking tend to perform more poorly on standardized tests

Question 8

In their managerial behavior,expansive executives tend to _____.

A) be beneficial for their organizations
B) obtain their sense of self worth primarily from their unconscious needs for control,mastery,and professional success
C) take appropriate risks
D) delegate effectively

Question 9

A quality that expansive executives set high on their list of leadership skills is _____.

A) self-awareness
B) limited ambition
C) reasonableness in how hard they work
D) high standards

Question 10

All of the following are barriers to self-awareness except _____.

A) workflow interruptions
B) stress
C) self-reflection
D) balancing work and family concerns

Question 11

Which of the following is not a part of thinking that is influenced by our self-concept?

A) attention
B) memory
C) interpretations
D) all of the above are influenced by our self-concept

Question 12

Regardless of culture,all individuals share five fundamental needs. These needs include all of the following except _____.

A) the need to belong
B) the need for personal choice
C) the need to feel competent
D) the need for control

Question 13

The tendency to see one's strengths as unique talents and one's weaknesses as common limitations shared by others or as caused by external factors is called _____.

A) personal motivation bias
B) uniqueness bias
C) self-critical bias
D) self-improvement bias

Question 14

A culture that emphasizes independence from others is called _____.

A) collectivist
B) socialist
C) individualistic
D) comprehensive

Question 15

Group memberships influence self-concept by all of the following except _____.

A) loyalty to the group
B) internal group pressure to conform
C) external pressures to conform by others outside one's group memberships
D) all of the above

Question 16

The tendency to see oneself as better than the average person on important positive characteristics is called _____.

A) self-enhancement bias
B) attraction bias
C) self-critical bias
D) self-improvement bias

Question 17

The internalized set of perceptions that each of us has about ourselves is called the _____.

A) self-concept
B) managerial mindset
C) ideal manager
D) personality

Question 18

Your CEO believes strongly that you are the brightest employee in your organization. As a result,you find yourself doing things that you never thought possible - in other words,your performance matches the CEO's expectations for you.This is an example of _____.

A) an unfair advantage
B) discrimination
C) the Johnson effect
D) a self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 19

According to recent research by Jennifer Crocker and others,whether or not one has self-esteem is less important than how one pursues feelings of self-worth. Which of the following strategies for increasing self-esteem is most likely to be effective?

A) increasing your grades so that your reputation is improved at school
B) improving your appearance
C) increasing your income so you can have a higher-quality lifestyle
D) doing something because it is important to your personal values

Question 20

The advantage of having a cultural view of the self-concept is _____.

A) we become more skeptical of "one size fits all" theories about management
B) we better understand who we are and how we got to be that way
C) we understand others better and can respond to them on their own terms
D) all of the above

Question 21

Researchers have found that people with high self-complexity _____.

A) may have more resources to draw upon,especially for complex situations
B) may be better able to turn off the demands of one role while focusing on another
C) may balance pain in one role with pleasure in another
D) all of the above

Question 22

According to Kenneth Gergen,exposure to increased social stimulation through television,radio,and the Internet _____.

A) increases the likelihood that we will question the values of our community
B) personal feelings overload and confusion as well as excitement and opportunity
C) increases the number of groups with which we identify
D) all of the above

Question 23

A consistent and predictable environment enables us to_______.

A) learn from our experiences
B) identify deviations from the norm
C) understand cause-and-effect relationships
D) all of the above

Question 24

Managers of meaning _____.

A) accept that the world consists of facts,concrete realities,and real events
B) realize that human beings interpret facts,concrete realities,and events through the filters of their cultures,organization,and self-concepts
C) take seriously the critical role they play in helping others interpret facts and events
D) all of the above

Question 25

The need to make sense of ourselves,the world,and our place in it is _____.

A) need for meaning
B) need for control
C) need for consistency
D) need for competence

Question 26

"Social saturation" results from _______.

A) advances in transportation technology
B) advances in communication technology
C) advances in information technology
D) all of the above

Question 27

Storytelling is important to the modern manager because _____.

A) it enables the manager to create meaning for employees
B) it allows the manager to prevent legal problems from happening
C) it is the best way to teach "autoimaging" employees how to perform their technical duties
D) it promotes feelings of ambiguity in stable times

Question 28

After analyzing over 50 studies about the impact of television,computers,the Internet,and video games on learning,researcher Patricia Greenfield found _______.

A) surgeons who excelled in particular video game skills made fewer errors and performed faster
B) the increase in the use of these technologies appears to have improved visual skills and the ability to multitask
C) skills associated with critical thinking decreased
D) all of the above

Question 29

Online games such as "The Sims," which enable people to create characters,actions,and events,may _____.

A) encourage children to anticipate the consequences of decisions
B) enhance children's problem-solving capacities
C) evaluate the outcomes of their choices
D) all of the above

Question 30

The willingness and ability to be attentive to social and interpersonal cues and to adapt one's behavior to these cues is called _____.

A) self-monitoring
B) self-improvement
C) self-fulfilling prophecy
D) none of the above

Question 31

According to Karl Weick,bricoleurs _____.

A) remain creative under pressure
B) search for,then use,one best way
C) create chaos out of simplicity
D) all of the above

Question 32

The idea that people may try on new or practice trial selves is captured by the term _____.

A) inconsistent personae
B) polarization
C) provisional selves
D) multi-self arrangement

Question 33

The tendency to compare ourselves with others has been called _____.

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy
B) a collectivist culture
C) the "looking glass self
D) the need for belonging

Question 34

The "law of requisite variety" means that _____.

A) organisms must identify standard policies and procedures
B) organisms must abide by a universal set of laws to survive
C) organisms must be at least as complex as their environment to survive
D) organisms must create a separate environment to survive

Question 35

Researchers at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan found that parents who keep an orderly home are more likely to have children that _____.

A) are less conscientious
B) earn less money as adults
C) stay in school longer
D) rebel against rules and structure

Question 36

Bricoleurs tend to solve novel problems by_____.

A) following rules carefully
B) combining taken-for-granted resources in novel ways
C) focusing on the "one-best-way" to solve the problem
D) none of the above

Question 37

Scholar Aida Hurtado says the advantages of having multiple selves include_____.

A) reaping the unique knowledge gained by memberships in multiple groups
B) the freedom gained by being able to "rise above the restrictions defined by these memberships"
C) the value of being able to bring both an insider's and outsider's perspective to one's multiple groups
D) all of the above

Question 38

Sherry Turkle uses the following term to characterize online tinkering with the computer environment.

A) monitoring
B) picotada
C) bricolage
D) none of the above

Question 39

Which of the following terms refers to the desire or need to manage one's identity in ways that enable a person to live in two or more social worlds or identity groups simultaneously?

A) "double consciousness"
B) "biculturalism"
C) "multiple selves"
D) all of the above

Question 40

Social psychologists Lockwood and Kunda have found that comparing oneself to a superstar may _____.

A) cause us to feel discouraged
B) encourage us to accomplish great things
C) highlight our own failures and shortcomings
D) all of the above

Question 41

"Expansive executives" refers to people who invest in expanding their self-knowledge.

Question 42

Low self-monitors are more likely to _____.

A) seek out prestigious work
B) move often
C) ask "how can I be me in this situation?"
D) rationalize their failures

Question 43

According to research done at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan,children who grow up in orderly homes tend to rebel against authority.

Question 44

The question,"What does this situation want me to be and how can I be that person?" is most likely to be asked by a person high in _____.

A) self-monitoring
B) uniqueness bias
C) perceptual acuity
D) none of the above

Question 45

According to researcher Sherry Turkle,bricoleurs tend to prefer learning by reading rule books.

Question 46

Explain the concept of "The Brand Called You." Discuss the pros and cons of this idea .

Question 47

Universal basic human needs include meaning,belonging,competence,control,and consistency.

Question 48

Define the self-concept. Explain how it is constructed.

Question 49

In a collectivist culture,the "public self" tends to be more developed and complex than the "private self.

Question 50

Expla in how diversity,globalization,and new technologies are changing the ways we think about ourselves,others,and relationships.

Question 51

In independent cultures,feelings of self-worth come from being able to express oneself and confirm that one has positive characteristics.

Question 52

"Empty suits" are managers who have a lot of style,dress well,and emphasize self-promotion over self understanding.

Question 53

"Provisional selves" refers to a disorder that results from having too many different roles to manage.

Question 54

Managers who are high in self-monitoring are more likely to ask themselves "How can I be me in this situation?"

Question 55

Managers of meaning help organizational members make sense of their experience.

Question 56

What is a "bricoleur" and why is it important to think like a bricoleur today ?

Question 57

Describe self-monitoring,as well as the difference between high and low self-monitors.

Question 58

Describe the five basic universal needs that human beings share across cultures .Meaning Belon g i ng Comp e tence Co n trol Consistency

Question 59

In independent cultures,fundamental values include belonging,reciprocity,group cohesion,and occupying one's proper place.

Question 60

"The self-fulfilling prophecy" refers to a phenomenon in which a person's sense of competence tends to rise or fall based on other people's expectations.