Self-Reflection and Personal Growth

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What is a key feature of self-complexity?

Having fewer self-aspects

Maintaining minimal distinction among self-aspects

Encouraged by frequenting many contexts with consistent norms

Acts as a buffer only under extreme stress (correct)

How does self-complexity impact well-being under most circumstances?

Higher complexity is always better for well-being

Is irrelevant to well-being

Lower complexity is better for well-being (correct)

Increases well-being regardless of stress levels

In what situation may higher self-complexity be beneficial?

When facing consistent norms and expectations in various contexts (correct)

During periods of minimal stress

In the absence of competing norms

When wanting to simplify decision-making processes

How does self-concept measurement relate to self-schemas?

Self-schemas influence how the self-concept is organized and interpreted Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of knowledge structure about the self is highlighted by self-complexity?

Maintaining greater distinction among different self-aspects Signup and view all the answers

According to the Multiple Self-Aspects Framework, what is the self viewed as?

A collection of multiple, context-dependent selves Signup and view all the answers

What principle states that self-aspects are idiosyncratic in the MSF?

Principle 1: Self-aspects are associated with personal attributes Signup and view all the answers

How does feedback about a specific self-aspect affect general affective states, according to the MSF?

It affects general affective states to the extent that it relates to one's evaluation of that self-aspect Signup and view all the answers

Which principle from the MSF highlights that the impact of information on overall affect increases as the number of self-aspects associated with that attribute increases?

Principle 5: Impact of information increases as number of associated self-aspects increases Signup and view all the answers

In the Multiple Self-Aspects Framework, what determines the accessibility of self-aspects at any given time?

The context in which one finds themselves Signup and view all the answers

How do personal attributes interact with self-aspects in the Multiple Self-Aspects Framework?

Personal attributes become more accessible when their associated self-aspect is activated Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to measure not just the content of self-knowledge, but its structure?

To identify which self-aspects are most important Signup and view all the answers

How do self-schemas influence one's behavior interpretation?

By automatically attending to information related to self-schemas Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of being schematic on a certain self-attribute?

Responding faster to related words and generating clear predictions about behaviors Signup and view all the answers

In the late 60s/early 70s, why were people's self-descriptions found to be inaccurate in predicting their behavior?

Because they were resistant to feedback Signup and view all the answers

How does having clear and confident predictions about behaviors in a specific domain impact individuals?

It allows individuals to act in alignment with their self-schemas Signup and view all the answers

What did Hazel Markus emphasize as key factors in understanding the self-concept?

Content and organization of the self Signup and view all the answers

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