Communication 2,3,4

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

True

The self has multiple dimensions

True

There is no objectively correct punctuation

True

We use stereotypes to make predictions about people and situations

True

Which type of rule specifies how to interpret different kinds of communication?

constitutive

Deciding what to pay attention to is part of the____process

selection

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

self-fulfilling prophecy

Symbols are intrinsically linked to the phenomena to which they refer

True

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

False

Mothers are more likely than fathers to challenge children and encourage them to achieve more

False

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

False

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

False

Regulative rules do not vary across cultures and social groups, so what is acceptable in one context is typically acceptable anywhere

False

The I and Me aspects of self are opposing forces

False

Thinking, "my roommate is generous with everyone right after she gets paid" is an example of an unstable and specific attribution

False

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

True

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

True

According to a study conducted by Bachen and Illouz, most Americans prototype of enduring romance reflects media emphasis on acquisition of material goods to support a leisure lifestyle

True

Although words don't mean exactly the same thing to everyone, within a culture many symbols have an agreed-upon range of meanings

True

Effective communication includes acknowledging that we are responsible for our own feelings

True

Language is a primary tool that social movements used to change cultural life and meanings

True

Proto types, personal constructs, stereotypes, and scripts are cognitive schemata that we use to organize our perception of people and phenomena

True

Symbols are:

arbitrary, ambiguous, abstract

The five symbolic abilities described in your text book are:

definition, evaluation, organization, hypothetical thought, self-reflection

Individuals with___attachment styles 10 to feel less hope, disclose less, and experience less satisfaction with relationships then people with other attachment styles

fearful

The perspectives of the__other reflect the views generally held by others in a society

generalized

Which of the following is a personal construct?

how a friend measures up on the dimension of intelligent-unintelligent

Psychologistzs define____as rules for living and identity

identity scripts

All of the following are part of the process of human perception except:

imagination

Cory thinks that people who are outgoing are also friendly, confident, and fun. Corey's assumption that outgoing people are also friendly, confident, and fun is an example of___at work

implicit personality theory

Assuming that we understand what another person thinks, feels or perceives is known as:

mind reading

Evaluating a person as kind or unkind, intelligent or unintelligent, etc., involves using:

personal constructs

The term —- also called the looking glass self refers to our perception of another's view of us

reflected appraisal

Some couples have a rule that prohibits the adults from arguing in front of their children. This requirement is a___rule

regulative

Which rules specify when, how, where, and with whom to talk to about certain things?

regulative

A point of view shaped by political awareness of the social location of a group is known as a:

standpoint

Which of the following is a prototype?

the person who exemplifies a friend to you

When we respond to a person as if one label totally represents who that person is, we are:

totalizing

Perception is an active process

true

Darrell thinks, "Marie was happy today because she's a cheerful person." Darrells thought is a:

unstable and specific attribution

Communication rules tell us:

what to say, when to speak, how to interpret others' communication