Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 1

Recent research indicates the self has many different facets. Do you find this with your self-concept? If so, what are the different facets of yourself? Does your self-concept seem constant or does it change over time? Does it change during different situations?

Answer 1

I believe that I have several different facets. Different facets about myself include the way I process things whether they are emotionally, what I can perceive physically in front of me, and how I act in an academic/professional setting compared to with close friends. The way I process things seems constant for the most part. The way I act around people is different because I have different groups of friends with different types of personalities and humor. My self-concept changes during low and high points in my life and it may partially revert back to how it was before.

Question 2

According to the SOKA model, we should know ourselves better than others on traits that are

Answer 2

internal and non-evaluative

Question 3

Mary has been an athlete all her life. Even in her adulthood, she tends to put a lot of value on fitness and always makes time to workout no matter how busy her schedule is. Mary is probably ____ with respect to physical fitness.

Answer 3

aschematic

Question 4

The two-factor theory of emotion proposes that emotional experience

Answer 4

is based on physiological arousal and a cognitive label for that arousal.

Question 5

The type of self-presentational strategy that describes acts motivated to establish one’s competence is​

Answer 5

self-promotion

Question 6

According to self-discrepancy theory, experiencing negative emotions such as anxiety or depression, is often caused by the​

Answer 6

degree of incongruity among the actual, ought, and ideal selves.