Quiz 2: Perception of Self and Others

Which of the following statements is an example of self-disclosure? "Do I look fat in this outfit?" "I've never told anyone this, but I'm afraid to go to parties alone." "Everybody knows that Angela is my sister." "Don't go over to his house tonight."

"I've never told anyone this, but I'm afraid to go to parties alone."

Which of the following statements is true of the blind area of the Johari window? Communication is generally improved as the blind area becomes smaller. All information in the blind area is known by the self and others. A large blind area indicates high self-esteem. Information in the blind area is buried in a person's self-conscious.

Communication is generally improved as the blind area becomes smaller.

When Bill first started working at his new job, he began to disclose highly personal information to others almost immediately, often making his coworkers uncomfortable. Which guideline for self-disclosure was Bill most violating? Consider the motivation for the self-disclosure. Consider the appropriateness of the self-disclosure. Consider the disclosures of the other person. Consider any possible burdens self-disclosure might entail.

Consider the appropriateness of the self-disclosure.

No one should hesitate to self-disclose information about himself or herself regardless of the immediate audience. True False

False

The last stage of the perception process is memory. True False

False

Which of the following is a way to increase self-awareness? Listen to others. Avoid talking about yourself to others. Avoid dialogue with yourself. Decrease your open self.

Listen to others.

It is recommended that you remind yourself of your successes by using affirmations. True False

True

One recommended way to resist the pressure to self-disclose is to change the topic. True False

True

Self-esteem is defined as __________. our view of our self how aware we are of ourselves and others' views of us a measure of how valuable we think we are how large our open self is

a measure of how valuable we think we are

Jennifer always demonstrates enthusiasm when communicating and follows the cultural rules for polite, cooperative, respectful conversation. Jennifer is using __________. politeness strategies gunnysacking affinity-seeking strategies negative face

affinity-seeking strategies

The process of trying to understand others' behaviors is called __________. attribution of control affirmation the primacy effect selective attention

attribution of control

Pat has a habit of surrounding herself with people who are extremely critical and find fault with everything. Pat's choice in friends may __________. improve her self-esteem be detrimental to her self-esteem increase her self-awareness help her self-disclose

be detrimental to her self-esteem

Betty's friends know that she is stingy, but Betty is not aware of it herself. We can assume Betty's stinginess is part of her __________ self. unknown blind hidden open

blind

Self-disclosure __________. is the same in all cultures can include slips of the tongue is risk-free is an intrapersonal process

can include slips of the tongue

The concept of the looking-glass self suggests that we __________. develop our self-concept by attending to how others communicate with us want to be seen by others as we see ourselves mirror the behavior of others to build relationships create self-esteem through interactions with strangers

develop our self-concept by attending to how others communicate with us

The __________ refers to the tendency to disregard outward signs of success and to consider yourself a fake, a fraud, one who does not really deserve to be considered successful. hidden self Johari window Pygmalion effect impostor phenomenon

impostor phenomenon

The open self of the Johari window represents __________. information about yourself that you and others know those parts of yourself that neither you nor others know all the knowledge you have of yourself but keep secret from others information about yourself that others know but that you do not know

information about yourself that you and others know

Rosa judges everything Serena does based on the fact that Serena is an only child. Rosa is engaging in which attribution error? self-serving bias overattribution fundamental attribution error primary error

overattribution

The process by which you become aware of objects, events, and people by using your senses is called __________. self-awareness perception infatuation proxemics

perception

Beverly watches only Fox News because its reporters and commentators reinforce her existing beliefs and attitudes. Beverly is engaging in __________. selective exposure organization by rules the process of perception peer pressure

selective exposure

Joe has always believed that he is lousy at athletics. When he tried to play soccer, he was sure he would not be good at it, and indeed, he was not very adept. This may be a result of the __________. self-fulfilling prophecy self-serving bias primacy-recency effect fundamental attribution error

self-fulfilling prophecy

Artie believes Asian people are more intelligent than other people. Artie is engaging in which perceptual process? stereotyping fundamental attribution error self-fulfilling prophecy recency effect

stereotyping

When you hear a new song played on the radio, the __________ stage of the perception process has just occurred. stimulation interaction organization interpretation-evaluation

stimulation

Which of the following actions is an example of securing affirmation? taping a note that says "I am a worthy person" to your bathroom mirror and saying the words out loud every morning seeking out negative people to interact with interacting with negative people you can identify with focusing on negative criticism

taping a note that says "I am a worthy person" to your bathroom mirror and saying the words out loud every morning

Working on projects that will result in success is one of the ways to improve self-esteem. True False

true