Chapter 4

You didn't realize how rapidly you speak when you're nervous until your public speaking instructor points it out. What do scholars call information in this part of the Johari Window?

Blind

Employees with _____ should proceed with caution and consider the potential consequences of self-disclosure.

Complementary conflict

Facts about you reveal more than your opinions.

False

In a series of experiments, over 90 percent of subjects chose to tell a face-saving lie rather than tell the truth or equivocate.

False

Neither past failures nor past successes predict future outcomes, yet we often act on the basis of _____.

Obsolete information

Which is the fourth stage of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Reinforcing the original expectation

What do scholars call the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself?

Self-concept

Research indicates that __________ might be a better alternative to self-disclosure at the workplace, particularly when you have a potentially hurtful thought or feeling that is not being directly questioned.

Silence

After seeing the latest fashion trends on Instagram models, you immediately decide that you need to lose 15 pounds by summer. These feelings are likely a result of which phenomenon?

Social comparison

The _____ model examines _____ of self-disclosure.

Social penetration; breadth and depth