Psychology 254 Chapter 6

Which of the following is an example of an external-unstable factor in attribution

Bad luck

Which of the following is most consistent with the research data?

Blacks have higher self-esteem than whites

Everyone possesses a self-assessment, which consists of a person's beliefs

False

Professors can foster self-efficacy in their students if they set low standards for achievement so that most students can earn a's and b's in their courses

False

Relational interdeperdence is a strategy men frequently use to obtain social needs.

False

Which of the following is NOT true of self-esteem according to research?

Happiness causes high self-esteem

Mainstream American culture would most likely accurately be described as...

Individuaistic

Which of the following researchers proposed social comparison theory?

Leon Festinger

Randal has failed the first three Psychology courses in which he was enrolled: Introduction to the Major, Psychology of Adjustment, and Introductory Psychology. He will MOST likely _______ to bolster his self-image.

Make downward social comparisons

Imagine that you want to convey the practical application of the Spotlight on Research Study, Bolkan and colleagues (2015) to a classmate interested in public health. Which of the following applications is MOST consistent with the research findings?

People who are able to envision themselves engaging in healthy behaviors tend to be less depressed.

The "cocktail part effect" illustrates the concept of...

Selective attention

A mismatching of self-perceptions is termed...

Self-discrepancy

Amy believes that she is fun to be around. The belief is most likely to change under which of the following conditions.

She leaves college to take a job in another state.

Self-serving bias is the tendency to attribute one's ____ to personal factors and one's ______ to situational factors

Successes; failures

Criticizing others, in an effort to raise self-esteem, is counterproductive

True

Research presented in your text regarding parenting and self-esteem has found ____; thus, it would be appropriate to conclude that _____.

a casual link between parenting styles and self esteem; authoritative parenting causes the highest self-esteem

Most of us have

a number of public selves

Matt is slightly overweight and out of shape but would like to be lean and athletic. His most probable emotional reaction to this type of self-discrepancy would be...

disappointment

Someone who says "i probably won't do well on the exam because I was up all night with a sick friend" is using the strategy of

self-handicapping

Robert believes the reason he did not get the job was he didn't have as much time to prepare for the interview as others because of bad luck on that day. Robert is most likely engaged in...

self-serving bias