DTS ST5102 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ self.
Answer: ever changing system of perspectives that is formed and
sustained through communication with others and ourselves
◉ self concept.
Answer: your overall perception of who you are
beliefs: what we believe is true about ourselves
attitudes: what value we think we have
◉ the other.
Answer: our relationship with others impact how we think about
ourselves
◉ reflected appraisal.
Answer: seeing ourselves through eyes of the other
◉ particular other.
,Answer: people who are especially significant to us
◉ generalized other.
Answer: the collection of rules, roles, and attitudes endorsed by a
society at large
ex: media, school, government/law, magazines
◉ family.
Answer: a network of people who share their lives over long periods
of time, bound by marriage/blood/commitment, share a history and
anticipate a long future
◉ direct definition.
Answer: communication that tells us who we are by labeling us and
our behaviors
◉ lifescripts.
Answer: rules for living and identity
◉ attachment style.
Answer: patterns that teach us how to view ourselves and others
, ◉ secure attachment.
Answer: low anxiety and low avoidance; comfortable with intimacy,
seek close ties with others
◉ fearful attachment.
Answer: high anxiety and high avoidance; shun relationships. avoid
pain they see as inevitable in relationships
◉ dismissive attachment.
Answer: low anxiety and high avoidance; view relationships as
unimportant
◉ ambivalent attachment.
Answer: high anxiety and low avoidance; plagued by fear of
rejection, often desired attention to feel validated
◉ social comparisons.
Answer: rating ourselves relative to others
two types:
1. similar or dissimilar, look the same/think the same
2. assessment, am I as good/am I as smart
AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ self.
Answer: ever changing system of perspectives that is formed and
sustained through communication with others and ourselves
◉ self concept.
Answer: your overall perception of who you are
beliefs: what we believe is true about ourselves
attitudes: what value we think we have
◉ the other.
Answer: our relationship with others impact how we think about
ourselves
◉ reflected appraisal.
Answer: seeing ourselves through eyes of the other
◉ particular other.
,Answer: people who are especially significant to us
◉ generalized other.
Answer: the collection of rules, roles, and attitudes endorsed by a
society at large
ex: media, school, government/law, magazines
◉ family.
Answer: a network of people who share their lives over long periods
of time, bound by marriage/blood/commitment, share a history and
anticipate a long future
◉ direct definition.
Answer: communication that tells us who we are by labeling us and
our behaviors
◉ lifescripts.
Answer: rules for living and identity
◉ attachment style.
Answer: patterns that teach us how to view ourselves and others
, ◉ secure attachment.
Answer: low anxiety and low avoidance; comfortable with intimacy,
seek close ties with others
◉ fearful attachment.
Answer: high anxiety and high avoidance; shun relationships. avoid
pain they see as inevitable in relationships
◉ dismissive attachment.
Answer: low anxiety and high avoidance; view relationships as
unimportant
◉ ambivalent attachment.
Answer: high anxiety and low avoidance; plagued by fear of
rejection, often desired attention to feel validated
◉ social comparisons.
Answer: rating ourselves relative to others
two types:
1. similar or dissimilar, look the same/think the same
2. assessment, am I as good/am I as smart
