Speech Chapter 3 Quiz
All of the following are suggestions for increasing your self-esteem EXCEPT
Don't take chances
The theory that tells you which personal characteristics go with other characteristics, such as matching positive characteristics with other positive characteristics, is called
Implicit personality theory
True/False People who are competent and self-confident disclose more than do those who are less competent and lower in self-esteem.
True
True/False The halo effect occurs when you attribute positive qualities to people because of other positive characteristics they possess.
True
True/False The self-serving bias is taking credit for our positive behaviors and denying responsibility for our negative behaviors.
True
True/False If we believe we will excel at a task, we are more likely to succeed.
True
True/False In organizing information, we use both principles of similarities and differences to categorize perceptions.
True
DeVito advises each of the following guidelines for responding to self-disclosure EXCEPT
Use the disclosures as weapons
DeVito advises each of the following guidelines for responding to self-disclosures EXCEPT
Use the disclosures as weapons
_____ strategies, such as appearing dynamic and supportive, are used to increase the chances of being liked
Affinity-seeking
An example of overattribution, the tendency to attribute a behavior to one or two characteristics of a person is
Alberto is irresponsible because he has never had to work for money
The textbook advises you to do which of these to grow in self-awareness?
All of the above
True/False Memories are reproductions of what we have heard or seen.
False
True/False The principle of selective exposure states that you are likely to seek out information from multiple sources, whether or not you agree with those sources.
False
True/False The hidden self represents all the information, behaviors, attitudes, feelings, desires, motivations, ideas, and so on that you know about yourself and that others also know.
False
Self-esteem refers to
How valuable you think you are
Which statement does NOT engage in self-affirmation?
I deserve ad things I get in life
Which of the following is the best description of a schema?
Mental structures that help organize information
Communication in which you reveal something about yourself is called
Self-disclosure
The theory about the process of making a prediction that comes true because you act on it as if it were true, is called
Self-fulfilling prophecy
During which stage of perception does selective perception occur?
Stimulation
Self-concept develops from which of these?
all of the above
Which of the following best describes schemata?
mental structures that help organize information
The process of making an evaluation about someone based on a first impression is called
primacy effect
When in an interview, you take great care to use _____ strategies. You dress professionally, speak articulately, and emphasize your positive qualities.
self-monitoring
