Chapter 2 Quiz

____ information is known both to us and to others. Your name, height, major, and tastes in music probably are open information that you share easily with others.

open

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

others may increase closeness with us

Attachment styles are:

parenting patterns that teach us who we are and how to approach relationships.

Stanton is giving a speech for the first time. He thinks he is doing well, but his audience can tell that he is very insecure and nervous. This example can be categorized into which part of the Johari window.

Blind area

An example of this area could be when others may see that we are insecure even though we think we've hidden that well. Others may also recognize needs or feelings that we haven't acknowledged to ourselves.

blind

The ____ area contains information that others know about us but we don't know about ourselves.

blind

Girls and women are expected to be caring, whereas boys and men are expected to be

both independent and self-assertive

This type of attachment are individuals tend to feel less hope, disclose less, and experience less satisfaction 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

____ information is what we know about ourselves but choose not to reveal to most others.

hidden

Psychologists define ____ as rules for living and identity.

identity scripts

Many scholars argue that race:

is a socially constructed category.

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

All of the following are guidelines for improving self-concept except:

seek contexts that support personal change

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.

The views of ____ comprise the generalized other.

society as a whole

The ____ area consists of your untapped resources, your untried talents, and your reactions to experiences you've never had. You don't know how you will manage a crisis until you've been in one, and you can't tell what kind of parent you would be unless you've had a child.

unknown

The ____ area is made up of information about ourselves that neither we nor others know.

unknown

Ego boundaries refer to:

where an individual stops and the rest of the world begins.