Online Quiz Chapter 3

Secure attachment styles tend to develop in children whose caregivers Select one: a. are consistently loving and attentive. b. are more often loving than rejecting. c. alternately loving and rejecting. d. are socially conservative. e. are often more important than significant others.

a. are consistently loving and attentive.

Since Sam was a baby, her parents have always told her, "Treat others how you want to be treated." This is an example of a(n) Select one: a. identity script. b. attachment style. c. direct definition. d. upper. e. ego boundary.

a. identity script.

When we engage in social comparisons, we might be ____________. Select one: a. measuring ourselves in relation to others by deciding we are like them or different from them b. telling ourselves that we are good c. measuring how long it takes us to invite that individual to converse d. forming an identity script for what a friend is e. forming a direct definition for the people we come into contact with

a. measuring ourselves in relation to others by deciding we are like them or different from them

Which of the following is a guideline for encouraging personal growth as a communicator? Select one: a. Make a strong commitment to help improve others. b. Gain knowledge as a basis for personal change. c. Set goals that are based on our ideals. d. Seek out the perspective others have of you. e. All of these choices are guidelines for encouraging personal growth as a communicator.

b. Gain knowledge as a basis for personal change.

"You are an excellent athlete," Kevin tells his daughter. Kevin's statement is an example of Select one: a. indirect definition. b. direct definition. c. identity script. d. self-fulfilling prophecy. e. downer.

b. direct definition.

The beginning of the self-concept, or the recognition that individuals are separate entities, is also known as Select one: a. direct definition. b. ego boundary. c. social comparison. d. self-fulfilling prophecy. e. reflected appraisal.

b. ego boundary.

The generalized other is comprised of the views of Select one: a. our family of origin. b. society as a whole. c. our peers in school. d. persons with whom we have an I-It relationship. e. the looking-glass self.

b. society as a whole.

Edmund is very attentive and supportive to his son Mylan when he is sober, but when Edmund drinks, he often ignores his son and sometimes verbally abuses him. Mylan never knows which way his father will act. If Edmund is Mylan's primary caregiver, Mylan is likely to develop which attachment style? Select one: a. fearful b. secure c. anxious/ambivalent d. dismissive e. defensive

c. anxious/ambivalent

Rules for how we are supposed to live and who we are supposed to be are known as Select one: a. direct definitions. b. identity scripts. c. self-fulfilling prophecies. d. social comparisons. e. attachment styles.

c. self-fulfilling prophecies.

All of the following are examples of influential particular others EXCEPT Select one: a. parents. b. siblings. c. day-care providers. d. cyber bullies. e. None of these are exceptions.

d. cyber bullies.