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Select the word that best completes the following phrase: We all begin the journey of discovering who we are when we begin to develop __________. |
| | A) | self-awareness |
| | B) | personality |
| | C) | relationships |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This is a "relatively consistent image or set of perceptions that you have about yourself." |
| | A) | self-awareness |
| | B) | self-concept |
| | C) | self-perception |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Select the most appropriate response, keeping Chapter Two in mind. The ________________ is "a composite view of society's reflection of your self." |
| | A) | reflected self |
| | B) | significant other |
| | C) | generalized other |
| | D) | none of the above |
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One particularly powerful way that communication with others helps define our self-concept, our authors say, is through the _______________, the tendency to live up to the expectations created for us. |
| | A) | self-fulfilling revelation |
| | B) | self-fulfilling prognostication |
| | C) | self-fulfilling prediction |
| | D) | self-fulfilling prophecy |
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_________ is the "conception of your self as a member of a group or category." |
| | A) | Identity |
| | B) | Personality |
| | C) | Projected-self |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This communication theory suggests, "Our identification with social groups is important for our self-concept, and the relative salience of a given identity depends on a social context." |
| | A) | self-concept theory |
| | B) | social identity theory |
| | C) | social "masking" theory |
| | D) | social feedback theory |
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In the section titled "Communicating Assumptions About Identity," our textbook authors address allness as "the use of one aspect of our identity to describe our _________________. |
| | A) | self-constructed reality |
| | B) | self-constructed totality |
| | C) | whole self |
| | D) | none of the above |
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These are "specific kinds of labels that characterize people based on the assumed traits of others in their group." |
| | A) | social generalizations |
| | B) | social characterizations |
| | C) | social delineations |
| | D) | none of the above |
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What is the Johari Window? |
| | A) | a model depicting an individual's degree of self-awareness |
| | B) | a model depicting which social roles a person takes on when communicating |
| | C) | a model depicting how stereotypes affect communication |
| | D) | a model depicting an individual's evaluation of self-worth |
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Regarding the Johari Window, what does the open pane or open quadrant represent? |
| | A) | the part of yourself that is known to you but not to others |
| | B) | the part of yourself that is known to you and to others |
| | C) | the part of you that is not known to you but is known to others |
| | D) | the part of you that is not known to you or known to others |
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This is known as "the act of understanding the motives, interests, and actions of other people and adopting those actions, at least temporarily, in the self." |
| | A) | role playing |
| | B) | role absorption |
| | C) | role taking |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This occurs when we understand our self by comparing it to others. |
| | A) | identity comparison |
| | B) | social construction |
| | C) | identity construction |
| | D) | social comparison |
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__________ is known as "the value you attach to your self-concept." |
| | A) | self-esteem |
| | B) | independence |
| | C) | self-sufficiency |
| | D) | interdependence |
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Our authors draw on the research of sociologist Erving Goffman, who referred to the act of presenting the self as "maintaining face" or doing __________. |
| | A) | facelifting |
| | B) | facework |
| | C) | a facial |
| | D) | none of the above |
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This occurs when "others accept our presentation of the self and act in harmony with the image we are displaying." |
| | A) | substantiation |
| | B) | disconfirmation |
| | C) | confirmation |
| | D) | none of the above |
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