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1. Gloria a psychologist who studies the influence of other people : 1201853
1. Gloria is a psychologist who studies the influence of other people on the way a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Gloria is most likely a _____ psychologist.
A. developmental
B. biological
C. quantitative
D. social
2. Jeremy says that he is very smart and athletic. This view is his _____. However, he thinks that these traits are useless, so he doesn’t value himself. This view is his _____.
A. defined personality; implicit personality
B. self-concept; self-esteem
C. implicit personality; defined personality
D. self-esteem; self-concept
3. Rodney wonders whether he is an attractive and intelligent individual. Because there are no objective criteria for attractiveness and intelligence, Rodney will have to evaluate himself in relation to others in a process known as
A. social comparison.
B. relative deprivation.
C. matching hypothesis.
D. cognitive dissonance.
4. Cecilia, a freshman, found that the average student at the University of Illinois is smarter than the average student at the high school she attended. Accordingly, she feels less intelligent now than when she was in high school, because now she is comparing herself with different people. In other words, Cecilia’s _____ changed.
A. social identity
B. self-schema
C. social norms
D. reference group
5. Gillian has been earning $1 million a year starring in a television show, and she is the highest paid actress on that network. However, several actors on other shows less highly rated than hers make $5 million a year. To keep from resenting this situation, she should
A. change her reference group.
B. complain privately to her friends.
C. work harder.
D. increase her spending.
6. Punjit works at a button-sorting factory. He feels bad that he can sort only twenty buttons a minute, whereas the average worker can sort thirty. In order to feel better about himself, Punjit compares his performance with that of Brant, who can sort only ten buttons a minute. This is an example of
A. downward social comparison.
B. unrealistic optimism.
C. the actor-observer effect.
D. the fundamental attribution error.
7. Kati is in high school. Kati aspires to become more like her older sisters, who have all graduated college, begun careers, and started families. Kati is engaging in
A. upward social comparison.
B. the actor-observer effect.
C. downward social comparison.
D. unrealistic optimism.
8. Britney was thrilled when she was offered $6 million to star in a television commercial. However, when she discovered that Christina was recently offered $10 million to star in her own television commercial, Britney was no longer thrilled. Britney is experiencing
A. downward social comparison.
B. relative deprivation.
C. social loafing.
D. deindividuation.
9. Conan is sitting in a coach seat on an airplane flight. He notices that his friends, Andy and Max, are sitting up in the first-class seats. Conan starts to feel a little jealous, thinking that he should also be in the first class seats. In other words, Conan is experiencing
A. cognitive dissonance.
B. relative deprivation.
C. the self-serving bias.
D. the self-fulfilling prophecy.
10. Dr. Sven Gali researches the role of self-esteem in peoples’ lives. Dr. Gali is interested in how self-esteem relates to the terror management theory, which is based on the notion that humans are the only creatures capable of
A. thinking about the future and their own mortality.
B. using language to communicate with others.
C. manipulating thoughts in a logical manner.
D. building physical structures for safety.
