Psychology of Self-Concept and Social Media
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What is the self-concept, according to the cognitive self?

  • A knowledge representation that contains knowledge about us (correct)
  • A representation of our social media presence
  • A complex cognitive process that involves self-awareness
  • A set of rules for social interactions

    • What is the reason why negative information about a person tends to have a greater impact on our judgments and impressions?

  • It is a result of personal attribution
  • It is a result of the recency effect
  • It is given more weight due to the primacy effect
  • It elicits more physiological arousal and draws greater attention (correct)

    • What is the term for the finding that information processed in relation to the self is particularly well remembered?

  • Social identity
  • Self-reference (correct)
  • Self-awareness
  • Personality trait

    • What aspect of the self-concept involves our memberships in social groups?

    <p>Social identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of trying to determine the causes of people's behavior known as?

    <p>Causal attribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the specific and stable personality characteristics that describe an individual?

    <p>Personality traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tendency for information that we learn first to be weighted more heavily than is information that we learn later?

    <p>Primacy effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of attribution is made when we decide that the behavior was caused primarily by the person?

    <p>Personal attribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do bicultural individuals report their self-concept?

    <p>As a dynamic and shifting concept</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of individuals with high private self-consciousness?

    <p>They let their inner thoughts and feelings guide their actions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which stage of life does the self-concept become more abstract and complex?

    <p>Childhood and adolescence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are people who are negative or threatening more likely to be noticed?

    <p>Because they are more salient and create strong emotional responses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Zimbardo, what is a key aspect of deindividuation?

    <p>Feelings of reduced self-observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to research, what is particularly quickly perceived by people who are not trying to hide their intentions?

    <p>The threat and the trustworthiness of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to a collection of individuals who have lost self-control and engage in antisocial behaviors?

    <p>Psychological crowd</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of individuals from more collectivistic cultures?

    <p>They have lower self-concept clarity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of individuals with high public self-consciousness?

    <p>Their outer public image</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between self-concept clarity and self-esteem in individualistic cultures?

    <p>Self-concept clarity is strongly related to self-esteem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the tendency to make more personal attributions for the behavior of others than for ourselves?

    <p>Actor-Observer Bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Self-Serving Attributions?

    <p>To meet our desire to see ourselves positively</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Ultimate Attribution Error?

    <p>A tendency to make internal attributions about our ingroups' successes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept that explains why people blame victims for their misfortunes?

    <p>Victim-Blaming Bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Need for Cognition?

    <p>The tendency to think carefully and fully about our experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for attributing our successes to ourselves and our failures to others and the situation?

    <p>Self-Serving Bias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of self-handicapping?

    <p>To protect one's self-esteem in response to an esteem-threatening situation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of preemptive self-serving attributional bias?

    <p>Citing feeling unwell before a presentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of engaging in self-handicapping behaviors?

    <p>Creation of obstacles to behavior or a performance setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of self-handicapping behaviors?

    <p>Subconscious defense mechanism against anticipated failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying reason for self-handicapping?

    <p>Fear of failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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