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1

Select the word that best completes the following phrase: We all begin the journey of discovering who we are when we begin to develop __________.
A)self-awareness
B)personality
C)relationships
D)none of the above
2

This is a "relatively consistent image or set of perceptions that you have about yourself."
A)self-awareness
B)self-concept
C)self-perception
D)none of the above
3

Select the most appropriate response, keeping Chapter Two in mind. The ________________ is "a composite view of society's reflection of your self."
A)reflected self
B)significant other
C)generalized other
D)none of the above
4

One particularly powerful way that communication with others helps define our self-concept, our authors say, is through the _______________, the tendency to live up to the expectations created for us.
A)self-fulfilling revelation
B)self-fulfilling prognostication
C)self-fulfilling prediction
D)self-fulfilling prophecy
5

_________ is the "conception of your self as a member of a group or category."
A)Identity
B)Personality
C)Projected-self
D)none of the above
6

This communication theory suggests, "Our identification with social groups is important for our self-concept, and the relative salience of a given identity depends on a social context."
A)self-concept theory
B)social identity theory
C)social "masking" theory
D)social feedback theory
7

In the section titled "Communicating Assumptions About Identity," our textbook authors address allness as "the use of one aspect of our identity to describe our _________________.
A)self-constructed reality
B)self-constructed totality
C)whole self
D)none of the above
8

These are "specific kinds of labels that characterize people based on the assumed traits of others in their group."
A)social generalizations
B)social characterizations
C)social delineations
D)none of the above
9

What is the Johari Window?
A)a model depicting an individual's degree of self-awareness
B)a model depicting which social roles a person takes on when communicating
C)a model depicting how stereotypes affect communication
D)a model depicting an individual's evaluation of self-worth
10

Regarding the Johari Window, what does the open pane or open quadrant represent?
A)the part of yourself that is known to you but not to others
B)the part of yourself that is known to you and to others
C)the part of you that is not known to you but is known to others
D)the part of you that is not known to you or known to others
11

This is known as "the act of understanding the motives, interests, and actions of other people and adopting those actions, at least temporarily, in the self."
A)role playing
B)role absorption
C)role taking
D)none of the above
12

This occurs when we understand our self by comparing it to others.
A)identity comparison
B)social construction
C)identity construction
D)social comparison
13

__________ is known as "the value you attach to your self-concept."
A)self-esteem
B)independence
C)self-sufficiency
D)interdependence
14

Our authors draw on the research of sociologist Erving Goffman, who referred to the act of presenting the self as "maintaining face" or doing __________.
A)facelifting
B)facework
C)a facial
D)none of the above
15

This occurs when "others accept our presentation of the self and act in harmony with the image we are displaying."
A)substantiation
B)disconfirmation
C)confirmation
D)none of the above







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