CMST210 - Exam One (Chapter Two)

People rarely cooperate in helping on another maintain face.

False

Teachers, peers, and family members are all examples of particular others.

True

The attachment style an infant develops can change over the course of life.

True

The most difficult and most important thing for developing and maintaining a healthy identity is to make a commitment to personal growth.

True

Men and boys are more likely to use social media as a venue for self-development

False

All of the following are panes of the Johari Window EXCEPT:

Known

"A good education is the key to success" is an example of an identity script.

True

Who were the first to use the term "white" to describe a racial group in the area that is now the United States?

Europeans when they colonized the United States

Direct definitions, self-fulfilling prophecies, attachment styles, and identity scripts are all ways that the generalized other influences our self-concept.

False

Fearfully attached individuals tend to feel less hope, disclose less, and experience less satisfaction with relationships than people with other attachment styles.

True

It is important to gain access to information in our blind and unknown areas. One way to do this is to expand our experiences by entering unfamiliar situations, trying novel things, and experimenting with new kinds of communication.

True

One way to change your sense of self is to surround yourself with people who believe in you and encourage your personal growth.

True

Reflected appraisal and direct definitions are important in shaping our self-concept in childhood, but do not affect us in adulthood.

True

Self-disclosure necessarily involves risks, such as the risk that others will not accept what we reveal of that they might use it against us.

True

Race is no longer a consequential aspect of identity in America today.

False

While men and boys are criticized for breaking away from gender stereotypes, women and girls are usually praise for being assertive and competitive.

False

Individuals with ______ attachment styles tend to feel less hope, disclose less, and experience less satisfactions with relationships than people with other attachment styles.

Fearful

The perspectives of the ______ other reflect the views generally held by others in a society.

Generalized

Jenna believes that she doesn't have an aptitude for statistics, so doesn't put much effort into her statistics class, She performs poorly in the class, supporting her initial belief, This is an example of a(n):

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Psychologists define ______ as rules for living and identity.

Identity scripts

All of the following are risks to self-disclosing communication EXCEPT:

Others may increase closeness with us

Members of his project group at work consistently comment on Ervin's excellent performance as team leader, Ervin begins to view himself as an effective leader and considers moving into a higher level management position. The process through which Ervin developed this sense of self at work is called:

Reflected appraisal

In a study of both different and same sex couples, researchers found that couples in which both partners had ______ attachment styles had the most mutually constructive communication.

Secure

Irene observes that on the most-recent test in hr engineering class, only two students out of 60 earned higher scores than she did. She concludes that she is smarter than most of the others in class, at least in the subject of engineering. This is an example of a(n):

Social comparison

Today, as our society struggles with changes in women, men, and families, the ideals of manhood are being revised yet again.

True