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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 |
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In industrialized Western cultures, identity is largely self-contained. During adolescence, young people tend to separate from their parents in order to become more self-reliant, forming an |
| | A) | independent self. |
| | B) | incoherent self. |
| | C) | interdependent self. |
| | D) | industrious self. |
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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) | Marxism. |
| | C) | behaviorism. |
| | D) | individualism. |
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Verbalized, __________ attitudes may change with education and persuasion, but __________ attitudes change more slowly, with practice that forms new habits. |
| | A) | explicit; implicit |
| | B) | implicit; explicit |
| | C) | dual; habitual |
| | D) | habitual; dual |
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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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Asking people to pay attention to the reasons for their behavior can reduce the accuracy of their predictions about their later behavior, particularly behavior that is driven by |
| | A) | reason and logic. |
| | B) | feelings. |
| | C) | self schemas. |
| | D) | collectivism. |
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People are remarkably accurate at |
| | A) | predicting their own behavior. |
| | B) | explaining their own behavior. |
| | C) | predicting their own feelings. |
| | D) | none of these. |
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The "illusion of transparency" refers to |
| | A) | clothing that turns nearly, but not completely, see-through when saturated with liquid. |
| | B) | corporate and government claims of open dealings that are, in fact, conducted in secrecy. |
| | C) | the idea that our own emotions are as obvious to others as they are to ourselves. |
| | D) | the mistaken confidence people place in their knowledge of their own behavior and emotions. |
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Researchers have found that people are often inaccurate when they try to predict the _____ of their future emotions. |
| | A) | nature, such as angry versus fearful, |
| | B) | duration |
| | C) | intensity |
| | D) | People are often mistaken about all of these. |
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The "psychological immune system" is likely to help people emotionally recover more quickly than they would think from all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | overcrowding in the elevator. |
| | B) | a difficult divorce or breakup. |
| | C) | a major career setback. |
| | D) | suffering a serious physical disability. |
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