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1
Because we tend to see ourselves as center stage, we tend to overestimate the extent to which others' behavior is aimed at us. This is described as the effect.
A)self-schema
B)self-reference
C)self-concept
D)self-esteem
2
In industrialized Western cultures, identity is largely self-contained. During adolescence, young people tend to separate from their parents in order to become more self-reliant, forming an
A)independent self.
B)incoherent self.
C)interdependent self.
D)industrious self.
3
The concept of giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications is called
A)collectivism.
B)Marxism.
C)behaviorism.
D)individualism.
4
Verbalized, __________ attitudes may change with education and persuasion, but __________ attitudes change more slowly, with practice that forms new habits.
A)explicit; implicit
B)implicit; explicit
C)dual; habitual
D)habitual; dual
5
If asked whether a specific word, such as "outgoing," describes us, we later remember the word better than if asked whether it describes someone else. This is an example of the
A)self-concept effect.
B)false concept effect.
C)self-reference effect.
D)fundamental attribution error.
6
Asking people to pay attention to the reasons for their behavior can reduce the accuracy of their predictions about their later behavior, particularly behavior that is driven by
A)reason and logic.
B)feelings.
C)self schemas.
D)collectivism.
7
People are remarkably accurate at
A)predicting their own behavior.
B)explaining their own behavior.
C)predicting their own feelings.
D)none of these.
8
Researchers have found that people are have the greatest difficulty when they try to predict the _____ of their future emotions.
A)nature, such as angry versus fearful,
B)duration
C)intensity
D)duration and intensity







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