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1
The theorist most commonly associated with symbolic interactionism is
A)Mead.
B)Burke.
C)Burgoon.
D)Cronen.
2
Which term describes the inner conversation that accompanies thinking?
A)looking glass self
B)language
C)minding
D)transacting
3
Which term describes how we construct our sense of self by imagining how we look to another person?
A)looking glass self
B)minding
C)language
D)transacting
4
Mead suggests that the self is an ongoing process that combines the "I" and the "me." The "I" refers to
A)the spontaneous force that fosters unpredictable behavior.
B)the image we have of how other people react to us.
C)a and b
D)none of the above
5
Mead suggests that the self is an ongoing process that combines the "I" and the "me." The "me" refers to
A)the spontaneous force that fosters unpredictable behavior.
B)the image we have of how other people react to us.
C)a and b
D)none of the above
6
The organized set of information that the individual carries in her or his head about what the general expectation and attitudes of the social group are is called
A)minding.
B)looking glass self.
C)generalized other.
D)exaggerating.
7
According to Mead, the self
A)comes when we take the role of the other.
B)comes only when we are part of a community.
C)is always in flux.
D)all of the above
8
Mead believed that the self can be impacted by
A)the comments others make about us.
B)the things we tell ourselves.
C)the thoughts we choose to entertain.
D)all of the above
9
Mead believed in _________________, which is the tendency for our expectations to evoke responses in others that confirm what we originally anticipated.
A)naming
B)the generalized other
C)symbolic manipulation
D)self-fulfilling prophecy
10
Based on Mead's discussion of the generalized other, which of the following statements is true?
A)There is no "me" at birth, it is formed through continual symbolic interaction.
B)The "I" is more important than the "me" in forming our sense of self.
C)The generalized other is really who we are, we just don't understand what Mead is saying.
D)Societal expectations have little impact on who we think we are.
11
Mead suggests that good research for symbolic ineractionists is that of participant observer. What does he mean?
A)That good researchers should stay as far away as possible from their subjects.
B)That good researchers try to change behavior that is foreign to their own as quickly as possible.
C)Reality is constructed by society and individuals will fall prey regardless of their choices.
D)A researcher should adopt the stance of an interested but ignorant visitor in order to understand how people interpret the world.
12
According to symbolic interactionists, human beings differ from animals
A)because humans show greater affection than animals.
B)because human beings have the ability to take the role of the other.
C)because humans are only proactive and not reactive like animals.
D)all of the above
13
The process of naming is important to understanding symbolic interactionists because
A)we can only understand things we have a name for.
B)words can confine us by how many we know.
C)words have a default assumption that influences how we interpret the world.
D)all of the above.
14
Griffin uses which movie to explain his concept of symbolic interaction?
A)Forrest Gump
B)Nell
C)The Horse Whisperer
D)None of the above
15
Based on your understanding of Mead's theory, which of the following statements is accurate?
A)There isn't really much difference between the way that animals and humans think.
B)Once people define a situation as real, its consequences become real.
C)The act of naming something has little impact on how we behave toward it.
D)All of the above.





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