PSY 230 SOCIAL PSYCH EXAM 2 UMAINE DR. DUFOUR
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Self Schema
Answer:
Cognitive framework (view) of self outside & in. Well established. Processes info. Relevant to us.
Question:
2. Roles
Answer:
Who we are to others (teacher, sister, etc)
Question:
3. Social Identity
Answer:
How we think others see us (race, gender)
Question:
4. Self Schema Reflects
Answer:
Past, current, & future self & experiences.
Question:
5. Spotlight effect
Answer:
Overestimating attention others pay to us.
Question:
6. Illusion of Transparency
Answer:
Belief people can read you & know what you're thinking (only secret service have ability to do this)
Question:
7. Social Media
Answer:
Reflects "ideal" more positive self. Chose what info to withhold and share.
Question:
8. Self Reference Effect
Answer:
Klein, Lotus et al. More likely to attend (elaborative) & store (categorical) then better at retrieving.
, Question:
9. Elaborative Processing
Answer:
Think about meanings more deeply, increases recall (PLACED better)
Question:
10. Categorical Processing
Answer:
Placing info in different categories for long term storage, therefore better able to retrieve. (STORED
better)
Question:
11. Self Accuracy Problem
Answer:
We know our intentions but are inaccurate about behavior.
Question:
12. Vazire & Mehl (2008)
Answer:
People recorded & beh coded into categories, predictions of self and 3 others who knew them, others were
more accurate most of the time.
Question:
13. Billing, Rogers, & Vazire 2015
Answer:
People rated 10 desirable traits on selves. 4 days later asked if bias said yes and gave correct answers. We
know we're biased when we have time to think ab it.
Question:
14. possible selves
Answer:
Markus et al Self concept working & changing with experiences.
Question:
15. Salience
Answer:
Identity that is focus of attention on continuum from personal to public social groups. Act differently in all
parts, changes self perception of us. Choices change based on which salient self we are
Question:
16. Intragroup comparison personal identity
Answer:
A means of comparing our personal identity to others in the same group which reflects us as an individual,
can make us different when compared to different people (lib compared to parents, conservative compared
to other students)
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
1. Self Schema
Answer:
Cognitive framework (view) of self outside & in. Well established. Processes info. Relevant to us.
Question:
2. Roles
Answer:
Who we are to others (teacher, sister, etc)
Question:
3. Social Identity
Answer:
How we think others see us (race, gender)
Question:
4. Self Schema Reflects
Answer:
Past, current, & future self & experiences.
Question:
5. Spotlight effect
Answer:
Overestimating attention others pay to us.
Question:
6. Illusion of Transparency
Answer:
Belief people can read you & know what you're thinking (only secret service have ability to do this)
Question:
7. Social Media
Answer:
Reflects "ideal" more positive self. Chose what info to withhold and share.
Question:
8. Self Reference Effect
Answer:
Klein, Lotus et al. More likely to attend (elaborative) & store (categorical) then better at retrieving.
, Question:
9. Elaborative Processing
Answer:
Think about meanings more deeply, increases recall (PLACED better)
Question:
10. Categorical Processing
Answer:
Placing info in different categories for long term storage, therefore better able to retrieve. (STORED
better)
Question:
11. Self Accuracy Problem
Answer:
We know our intentions but are inaccurate about behavior.
Question:
12. Vazire & Mehl (2008)
Answer:
People recorded & beh coded into categories, predictions of self and 3 others who knew them, others were
more accurate most of the time.
Question:
13. Billing, Rogers, & Vazire 2015
Answer:
People rated 10 desirable traits on selves. 4 days later asked if bias said yes and gave correct answers. We
know we're biased when we have time to think ab it.
Question:
14. possible selves
Answer:
Markus et al Self concept working & changing with experiences.
Question:
15. Salience
Answer:
Identity that is focus of attention on continuum from personal to public social groups. Act differently in all
parts, changes self perception of us. Choices change based on which salient self we are
Question:
16. Intragroup comparison personal identity
Answer:
A means of comparing our personal identity to others in the same group which reflects us as an individual,
can make us different when compared to different people (lib compared to parents, conservative compared
to other students)
