self concept and identity

Question 1

____________ describes a persons appraisal of him or herself on scales of masculinity and femininity

Answer 1

gender identity

Question 2

explain androgyny

Answer 2

state of being stimultanseously very masculine and very feminine

Question 3

explain the theory of gender schema

Answer 3

key componenets of gender identity are transmitted through cultural and societal means

Question 4

________ refers to the part of ones identity associated with memndership in a particular racial or ethnic group

Answer 4

ethnic identity

Question 5

while ethnicity is largely an identity into which we are born ________ is based on political borders

Answer 5

nationality

Question 6

what are the three selves described in the self discrepancy theory?

Answer 6

1. actual self = currently
2. ideal self = person we would like to be
3. ought self = representation of the way others think we should be

Question 7

_____________ is our belief in our ability to succeed

Answer 7

self efficacy

Question 8

_________ = higher than normal self efficacy

Answer 8

overconfidence

Question 9

___________ is when an individual can develop a perceived lack of control over the outcome of a situation

Answer 9

learned helplessness

Question 10

what is the difference between internal and external locus of control?

Answer 10

internal = view themselves as controlling their own fate
externa; = feel that the events in their lives are caused by luck or outside influence