Comm Chp 2

The characteristics ways you think and behave across a variety of situations describes your

Personality

The kind of person you believe yourself to be is called the a. perceived self b. desired self c. presenting self

perceived self

Reference groups are a. people whose self-concepts we have influenced. b. individuals whose self-esteem has been diminished c. groups againist which a person compares him/herself

groups against which a person compares him/herself.

Kiko still thinks of herself as a struggling student although as a college student her GPA is a 3.5. this is an example of a. self-monitoring b. self-fulfilling prophency c. cognitive conservatism

cognitive conservatism

A significant other is best is defined as

A. A person who is likely to or has affected one's self concept

If you want to change your self concept you should a. Have realistic expectations and perceptions b. ask others to send you only positive messages c. take yourself less seriously

A. Have realistic expectations and perceptions

When deciding how much to disclose you should consider

All are factors to consider

According to your text, telling ourself we can't change our self-concept could. a. let others share control in the relationship b. help us accept our limitations c. create a self-fulfilling prophency

C. Create a self - filling prophecy

The ability to manage identities in different settings in cultures is a feature of

Communication competence

Of the following, what is not considered a risk of self disclosure

Decrease in number of relationships

Which of the following is not an example of a self-filling prophecy

E. All of the above qualify as examples of self- filling prophecy's

Equivocating can be advantageous because it a. can save face for both the sender and receiver b. provides an alternate to lying c. spares the receiver from embarrassment d. spares the teller from feeling guilty e. All of these choices are correct

E. All of these choices are correct.

Of the following, what is not considered a benefit of self disclosure

Increased likability

A benevolent lie

Is considered nonmalicious

All of the following are alternatives to self disclosure except

Reciprocity

The process of deliberately revealing information about oneself there is significant it would not normally be known by others is

Self disclosure

Saying I love my family verse I love you exemplify is this some disclosures are deeper than others in terms of

Significance

Which of the following best fits the definition of self disclosure

Telling your romantic partner about your feelings toward him or her

To qualify as self-disclosure, a statement must

be deliberate, significant, and not otherwise known

To say that identity management is collaborative means that

each person creates an identity in response to the other's behavior.

People who have high self-esteem a. expect to be accepted by others. b. have less of a need to work hard for people who demand high standards. c. are unable to defend themselves against negative comments.

expect to be accepted by others.

People who have low self-esteem a. are likely to approve of others. b. perform well when being watched c. work harder d. expect to be rejected by others.

expect to be rejected by others.

Quadrants of the Johari Window are

open, hidden, blind, unknown

All of the following are examples of social comparison except a. being judged for a test based on other students grades. b. thinking over how you have added muscle mass in the last four months.

thinking over how you have added muscle mass in the last four months.

When experiment determined that the average guy rate was

3 fibs

Psyching yourself out before he soccer game is an example of

A self impose prophecy

All of the following are true of the self concept except that a. it is objective b. it is changing c. it is, in part, a product of interaction with others.

A. It is objective

The relatively stable set of perceptions you'll hold of yourself is called your a. self-concept b. interpersonal self c. perceptual bias

A. Self concept

According to your text hinting a. is less direct than an equivocal statement b. aims to get a desired response from others. c. is not considered an alternative to lying

Aims get a desired response from others

An example of presenting self is

All of the above

People try to manage their identities in order to

All of the above

People who hold excessive negative self evaluations of themselves may do so due to

All of the above

Privacy management means

All of the above

Which of the following statements summarizes Lexie Lopez Mayos thoughts in the looking at diversity reading

All of the above are true statements

The social penetration model by Altman and Taylor

All of these answers are correct

What makes the disclosure and some messages deeper than others

All of these answers are correct are reasons

Of the following, what is not considered an affect of lying

All of these are affects of lying

A popular term known as TMI best relates to which of these guidelines for self-dis closure

Are the amount and type of disclosure appropriate ?

If someone says I really have to go I should be studying for a test tomorrow here she wouldn't be lying in order to a. acquire resources b. protect resources c. avoid interactions with another

Avoid interactions with others

Someone who is a significant other is

B. A person whose opinion we especially value.

In individualistic cultures, a view of the self would involve all of the following except a. self-sufficiency b. high-value on tradition c. high-value on equality

B. High-value on tradition

According to your text, ego booster's and busters are a. examples of how people ruin their self-concepts by taking drugs. b. People or messages that influence the self-concept positively or negatively. c. the two essential elements of self-concept development

B. People or messages that influence the self-concept positively or negatively

In the talking with little girls reading, Lisa Bloom writes about

Both b and c

According to your text, all of the following are ways that can help in changing your self concept except

E. Comparing yourself to people in the mass media

A Self-filling prophecy is a. an accurate prediction about another's behavior, based on background knowledge. b. a prediction about one's own behavior, based on past experience. c. A prediction that affect the outcome of what is on or another

C. A prediction that affect the outcome of what is on or another

Self-filling prophecies are a. negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others b. negative predictions of our behavior imposed by ourselves c. Positive or negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others and or ourselves.

C. Positive or negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others and or ourselves

In the example of school children taken from the book Pygmalion in the classroom a. the less intelligent children perform better than expected. b. the more intelligent children perform better than expected. c. The children and teachers predicted would do better, did so

C. The children and teachers predicted would do better, did so

The term self-concept refers to a. the sum of one's psychological, social, and psychological aatributes are percieved by an impartial obsever. b. the way an individual believes others perceive her/him. c. the total of an individal's own beliefs about his/her physical characteristics, intelligence, aptitudes, and social skills.

C. the total of an individual's beliefs about his/her physical characteristics, intelligence, aptitudes, and social skills.

According to the old man in Taylor model of the dimension of self disclosure where information shared moves from being in personal to more personal is called

Depth

The tendency to seek and I tend to information that conforms to an existing self-concept has been labeled a. reflectied apprasial b. significance posturing c. the stability hypothesis d. cognitive conservatism

D. Cognitive conservatism

Research described in your text about mediated communication suggests that a. it may be an advantage for creating a desired impression. b. it permits a responder to ignore a message rather than be unpleasant. c. it can lack the "richness" of many nonverbal channels. d. all of these options are supported

D. all of these options are supported by research.

When Kathy told Abraham I'm just not ready for a serious relationship right now instead of saying I'm not attracted to you, she was

Equivocating

I'm pretty sure that smoking isn't permitted here is an example of a. lying b. equivocating c. hinting

Hinting

The communication strategies people use influence how others view them is the process of a. ego-video b. identity management

Identity management

Which of the following does not characterize identity management

Identity management is always deliberate.

The process we are by the self-concept develops due to the way we believe others see us is called

Reflected appraisal

Googly your own name to see what comes up might inspire you to manage your public identity by engaging in

Reputation management

In the chapter 9 communication transcript, remon disclose this to his boss, Julie. Which of the following guidelines for self disclosure the Ramon seem to ignore it as he talk with her

Select appropriate amount and type of disclosure

According to the tax, which of the following is good advice about Self-disclosure

Self disclosure is most productive one delivered in a constructive manner

When Joe he has framed medical degrees on his office while he is managing his identity through

Setting

Kendra looking at many different Facebook profiles and then feeling better about herself is an example

Social comparison

Popular TV shows featuring makeovers suggest to us that our appearance must be improved, which can lead us to feel worse about ourselves. This idea best relates to

Social comparison

AcCording to your text, all the following are reasons people choose to be somewhat to sample in relationships except

To empower others

Sing to a friend I've always thought you weren't too bright My show you didn't consider what guideline for self disclosure

Will that affect of the disclosure be constructive

You just delivered a speech to your classmates which none of them like very much. According to your text, which of the following is the response you're likely to hear when you ask them how are you did

You made some interesting points

The Johari Window is an important device to help explore the role

self-disclosure plays in communication