Week 07 The Social Self - Practice MCQs 1. Baumeister's definition of the self refers to... A collection of random emotions with no structure Only traits others assign to you A fixed biological essence unaffected by context The individual's belief about who they are and their attributes 2. Mead's idea that we are defined through interactions captures the... Social self Genetic self Motor self Hormonal self 3. The "looking glass self" (Shrauger & Schoeneman, 1979) suggests we see ourselves as... Others truly see us, with perfect accuracy We imagined ourselves as children only We think others see us, not necessarily how they actually do A random mix of others' and our own views 4. Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979) proposes that self is defined by... Personal traits only Group memberships as well as personal traits Biological ancestry alone Situational moods only 5. In SIT, personal identity refers to... Group-based categories like nationality Random labels assigned by peers A public reputation score Idiosyncratic traits and close relationships 6. The motivational approach to prejudice argues that out-group hostility can... Lower self-esteem further Remove all social comparison needs Restore threatened self-esteem by favouring in-groups Never affect self-esteem 7. Self-schemas are... External awards given for good behaviour Genetic markers of personality Beliefs and ideas people hold about themselves Only negative evaluations of the self 8. The working self-concept is... The entire self-concept active at once The context-dependent subset of self-schemas currently salient A hypothetical self with no real influence A list of future goals only 9. Higgins' Self-Discrepancy Theory states that the ideal self reflects... Who others want us to be Who we fear becoming Who we want to be Who we think we should be 10. According to Self-Discrepancy Theory, an actual-ought mismatch is linked to... Sadness and disappointment Pride and joy Boredom and apathy Anxiety and guilt 11. Self-Perception Theory (Bem, 1967) argues that people infer their attitudes by... Reading personality tests only Consulting authoritative books Observing their own behaviour Ignoring their actions entirely 12. The overjustification effect occurs when... Extrinsic rewards increase intrinsic motivation External rewards are withheld for disliked tasks Intrinsic motivation is unrelated to rewards Intrinsic interest drops because external rewards are added 13. Intrinsic motivation involves doing an activity primarily for... External rewards or pressure Internal satisfaction or interest Avoidance of punishment only Social approval alone 14. According to Festinger (1954), people compare themselves to others because... Upward comparisons are always harmful Social comparison is unrelated to self-evaluation Many attributes lack objective standards, so others provide a benchmark They always seek downward comparisons 15. Upward social comparisons can... Only decrease self-esteem Decrease self-esteem but also motivate improvement Always raise self-esteem Never influence motivation 16. Downward social comparisons typically... Elevate self-esteem defensively Always demotivate performance Remove all anxiety permanently Reduce self-esteem immediately 17. Global self-esteem refers to... Self-worth judged only in academic settings Overall aggregated self-opinion at a given time A trait limited to childhood Day-to-day momentary fluctuations only 18. Domain-specific self-esteem captures... Self-evaluation within a particular area, such as sport A perception of belonging across all contexts The tendency to compare upward Only social inclusion cues 19. Trait self-esteem is described as... A temporary change after feedback A measure that varies every hour The immediate reaction to social rejection today Lifelong perception of inclusion and exclusion, relatively consistent 20. State self-esteem refers to... A momentary evaluation that shifts with events A stable personality trait An unchanging global score A domain-specific skill rating 21. Self-enhancement biases include the tendency to... Dwell more on negative self-information Avoid any self-reflection Always believe others are better Reflect more on positive aspects than negative ones 22. The self-serving bias (Zuckerman, 1979) describes how people... Take credit for success but deny blame for failure Take blame for failures and credit others for success Attribute all outcomes to luck Always assume success is random 23. Forgetting failure feedback more readily than praise (Mischel et al., 1976) is an example of... Self-affirmation theory Domain-specific esteem Downward comparison Self-serving information processing 24. Criticising criticism but accepting praise (Kunda, 1990) reflects... Impression management strategy only A self-enhancing processing bias Self-perception theory Social identity threat 25. Impression management involves... Ignoring others' views when presenting oneself Using strategies to be viewed positively by others Abandoning self-monitoring Rejecting any form of self-presentation 26. Self-monitoring refers to... Carefully controlling self-presentation to fit situations Avoiding any awareness of social cues Always expressing genuine feelings regardless of context Measuring heart rate during stress 27. A strategic self-presentation tip from the slides was to... Strongly disagree with people to seem independent Avoid modesty to signal confidence Agree with others' opinions but not appear desperate for approval Never reveal your own views 28. The slides caution that very high self-esteem... Is always beneficial for behaviour Can be associated with dangerous traits like narcissism Eliminates the need for self-knowledge Guarantees success across domains 29. Maintaining self-image can involve... Having multiple sources of self-esteem and using self-enhancement or impression management Relying on a single identity only Refusing any feedback Suppressing all emotions 30. The core takeaway of the social self lecture is that we know ourselves through... A single fixed trait measured once Genetic testing only External labels with no self-reflection Self-schemas, discrepancies, behaviour observation, and social comparison Submit Quiz