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1

Because we tend to see ourselves as center stage, we tend to overestimate the extent to which others' behavior is aimed at us. This is described as the _____ effect.
A)self-schema
B)self-reference
C)self-concept
D)self-esteem
2

The development of this type of self is most prevalent in industrialized Western cultures, during adolescence, where identity is largely self-contained, and involves separation from parents in order to become more self-reliant.
A)independent self
B)possible self
C)interdependent self
D)looking-glass self
3

The concept of giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications is called ________________
A)Collectivism
B)Self-concept
C)Self-schema
D)Individualism
4

Verbalized, __________________ attitudes may change with education and persuasion while implicit attitudes change slowly, with practice that forms new habits.
A)Explicit
B)Dualistic
C)False
D)Individual
5

If asked whether a specific word, such as "outgoing," describes us, we later remember the word better than if asked whether it describes someone else. This is an example of the __________________
A)self-concept effect
B)false concept effect
C)self-reference effect
D)fundamental attribution error





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