UNE PSYC200 Final Exam Revision
1. Our beliefs about who we are and the way in which we formulate and organize this information is
called:
a) self-perception.
b) self-concept.
c) self-schemas.
d) self-knowledge.: d
2. Which of the following theories begins with the supposition that people have a need to evaluate their
opinions and abilities?
a) impression management theory
b) the two-factor theory of emotion
c) social comparison theory
d) self-perception theory: c
3. Which of the following is true about introspection?
a) Males are more introspective than females.
b) Introspection is useful in explaining why we feel or behave the way we do.
c) As an internal process, it cannot be initiated by external factors.
d) We do not rely on this source of information as often as we think we do.: d
4. According to theory, when we attend to ourselves, we compare our current actions to our
internal values.
a) self-perception
b) self-awareness
c) attribution
d) self-evaluation maintenance: b
5. In order to gain important self-knowledge, people choose to compare them- selves to:
a) others who are similar to them on the important attribute or dimension.
b) individuals regarded as "typical" on the important attribute or dimension.
c) individuals regarded as "the best" on the important attribute or dimension.
d) others who are inferior to them on the important attribute or dimension.: a
6. Wilson and Kraft (1993) found that the decisions people make following reasons-generated attitude
change:
a) are usually accurate.
b) are ones that people tend to regret.
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c) reveal valuable information about their self-concepts.
d) tend to be consistent with their true attitudes.: b
7. When it comes to the outside and insider perspectives on the self and people in East Asian and Western
cultures:
a) people in Western cultures always adopt the insider perspective, and people
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in East Asian cultures always adopt the outside perspective.
b) people in Western cultures always adopt the outside perspective, and people in East Asian cultures
always adopt the insider perspective.
c) people in both cultures can adopt either perspective, but the "default" state people tend to adopt differs.
d) people in East Asian cultures always adopt an outside perspective, while people in Western cultures usually
adopt an insider perspective, but also adopt an outside perspective on occasion.: c
8. Which theory argues that when our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or ambiguous, we infer these states by
observing our behavior and the situation in which it occurs?
a) social comparison theory
b) social tuning theory
c) mirror-image theory
d) self-perception theory: d
9. four components of the self: self-knowledge impression
management
self-control self-
esteem
10.self-knowledge: our beliefs about who we are and the way in which we formu- late and organize this information
11.Ways to gain self-knowledge: Introspection Social Comparison
12.Self-awareness theory: when people focus their attention on themselves, they evaluate and compare their behavior
to their internal standards and values. Can be aversive when it reminds people of their shortcomings.
13.self-perception theory: When our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or am- biguous, we gain self-knowledge by
examining our own behaviours & the situation in which they occur; how rewards influence people's motivation to
perform tasks; intrinsic & extrinsic rewards
14.causal theories: theories about the causes of one's own feelings and behaviors; learned from our culture. Schemas
and theories not always correct -> incorrect judgements
15.likely to infer our feelings from our behavior when: (1) our initial feelings are weak or unclear
(2) we think about why we have behaved the way we have and decide that it was our free choice.
16.reasons-generated attitude change: attitude change resulting from thinking about the reasons for one's
attitudes; temporary
1. Our beliefs about who we are and the way in which we formulate and organize this information is
called:
a) self-perception.
b) self-concept.
c) self-schemas.
d) self-knowledge.: d
2. Which of the following theories begins with the supposition that people have a need to evaluate their
opinions and abilities?
a) impression management theory
b) the two-factor theory of emotion
c) social comparison theory
d) self-perception theory: c
3. Which of the following is true about introspection?
a) Males are more introspective than females.
b) Introspection is useful in explaining why we feel or behave the way we do.
c) As an internal process, it cannot be initiated by external factors.
d) We do not rely on this source of information as often as we think we do.: d
4. According to theory, when we attend to ourselves, we compare our current actions to our
internal values.
a) self-perception
b) self-awareness
c) attribution
d) self-evaluation maintenance: b
5. In order to gain important self-knowledge, people choose to compare them- selves to:
a) others who are similar to them on the important attribute or dimension.
b) individuals regarded as "typical" on the important attribute or dimension.
c) individuals regarded as "the best" on the important attribute or dimension.
d) others who are inferior to them on the important attribute or dimension.: a
6. Wilson and Kraft (1993) found that the decisions people make following reasons-generated attitude
change:
a) are usually accurate.
b) are ones that people tend to regret.
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c) reveal valuable information about their self-concepts.
d) tend to be consistent with their true attitudes.: b
7. When it comes to the outside and insider perspectives on the self and people in East Asian and Western
cultures:
a) people in Western cultures always adopt the insider perspective, and people
, UNE PSYC200 Final Exam Revision
in East Asian cultures always adopt the outside perspective.
b) people in Western cultures always adopt the outside perspective, and people in East Asian cultures
always adopt the insider perspective.
c) people in both cultures can adopt either perspective, but the "default" state people tend to adopt differs.
d) people in East Asian cultures always adopt an outside perspective, while people in Western cultures usually
adopt an insider perspective, but also adopt an outside perspective on occasion.: c
8. Which theory argues that when our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or ambiguous, we infer these states by
observing our behavior and the situation in which it occurs?
a) social comparison theory
b) social tuning theory
c) mirror-image theory
d) self-perception theory: d
9. four components of the self: self-knowledge impression
management
self-control self-
esteem
10.self-knowledge: our beliefs about who we are and the way in which we formu- late and organize this information
11.Ways to gain self-knowledge: Introspection Social Comparison
12.Self-awareness theory: when people focus their attention on themselves, they evaluate and compare their behavior
to their internal standards and values. Can be aversive when it reminds people of their shortcomings.
13.self-perception theory: When our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or am- biguous, we gain self-knowledge by
examining our own behaviours & the situation in which they occur; how rewards influence people's motivation to
perform tasks; intrinsic & extrinsic rewards
14.causal theories: theories about the causes of one's own feelings and behaviors; learned from our culture. Schemas
and theories not always correct -> incorrect judgements
15.likely to infer our feelings from our behavior when: (1) our initial feelings are weak or unclear
(2) we think about why we have behaved the way we have and decide that it was our free choice.
16.reasons-generated attitude change: attitude change resulting from thinking about the reasons for one's
attitudes; temporary
