I was wondering if anyone could help me answer these questions. I need different peoples answers for this survey thing for my psych. class. My instructor wants us to find out how much the general population knows about psychology.
1) Whether we wish it or not, Shakespeare admonishes that we are ________ on a stage, and that we're in
the position of ________.
A) merely players; presenting ourselves to an observing and potentially changing audience
B) merely players; attempting to manipulate others in the service of our own ends
C) mortal fools; avoiding the appearance of %26quot;cluelessness%26quot; on a daily basis
D) insignificant specks; playing up our abilities to people less competent
E) glorious headliners; adopting a posture of humility while attempting to get our needs met
2) When thinking about a bad or happy event and predicting our future level of happiness, we tend to
________.
A) neglect all the other factors that will contribute to our future state of mind over time
B) assume the bad or happy event will change us in some meaningful way
C) assume others will view us differently as the result of some bad or happy event
D) underplay the fact that a bad or happy event will likely change us in meaningful ways
E) forget that others may experience bad or happy events over time, leading us to not be able to make
appropriate comparisons
3) When Karen was recently asked to describe herself to her classmates, she spoke about being a
student and a member of her class. She pointed out similarities and differences between herself and her
fellow students Karen was primarily making ________ comparisons.
A) individual
B) intragroup
C) intergroup
D) extragroup
E) instrumental group
4) Recent research (Simon, 2004) has noted that linguistic cues can activate certain types of selfconcepts.
When other people describe us, nouns tend to activate ________ while adjectives and verbs
tend to activate ________.
A) social identities; personal identities
B) self-centered identities; other-centered identities
C) individualistic identities; collectivist identities
D) gender-based identities; cultural-based identities
E) personal identities; social identities
5) Kayla has decided to get a body piercing. Her expectation is that she might well receive ________ by
(from) her mom's mainstream friends. This will likely cause her to ________ identify with ________.
A) rejection; more closely; others who have a body piercing
B) acceptance; more closely; others who have a body piercing
C) rejection; less closely; other kids at school
D) rejection; more closely; kids who were forced to give up their body piercing
E) acceptance; more closely; others who reconsidered getting such a piercing
6) A person's evaluation of his or her ability to reach a goal is known as ________.
A) self-concept
B) self-efficacy
C) self-esteem
D) self-complexity
E) self-image
7) According to social comparison theory, we are most likely to compare our abilities to those of
another person when ________.
A) there is no objective measure to judge ourselves by
B) the other that we are comparing ourselves to belongs to a different group
C) available objective measures may result in decreased self-esteem
D) available subjective measures may result in increased self-esteem
E) the other that we are comparing ourselves to is of a higher status
8) Recent research on prejudice suggests that attributing a negative personal outcome to prejudice may
be protective of one's self-esteem if ________, while it may be harmful to one's overall sense of
psychological well-being if ________.
A) the prejudice is limited in duration; the prejudice is seen as being a fundamental part of the individual
B) the prejudice is seen as pervasive; the prejudice is seen as being limited
C) the prejudice is seen as being limited; the prejudice is seen as pervasive
D) the prejudice is seen as being a fundamental part of the individual; the prejudice is limited in duration
E) the prejudice is seen as being fundamental to the society at large; the prejudice is limited in duration
9) Stereotype threat causes decrements in performance, possibly because ________.
A) stereotype threat enhances performance
B) stereotype threat decreases stress
C) stereotype threat increases rater bias
D) stereotype threat decreases performance motivation
E) stereotype threat increases anxiety
10) According to recent research, white males performed less well on an %26quot;athletic performance task%26quot;
when they expected to be compared to ________ males. When the same task was called a ________,
white males performed better when they expected to be compared to ________.
A) Black; %26quot;sports intelligence task%26quot;; Black males
B) Black; %26quot;f
Social Psychology, need help.?
1) A
2) B
3) C
4) A
5) A
6) B
7) C
8) C
9) E
10) A
