EPPP PRACTICE EXAM (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

EPPP PRACTICE EXAM (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS T/F When evaluating our own undesirable behav, we tend to compare ourselves to those who exhibit more of that behav - Answer-T _______________ predicts that once a person has formed a self-concept, they seek to maintain it by using cognitive and behav strategies that are deigned to obtain info that is consistent with that self-concept a) self-verification theory b) self-perception theory c) self-verification theory d) social comparison theory - Answer-self-varification theory _____________ refers to people's need to manage the impressions that others form of them a) self-handicapping b) Barnum effect c) gain-loss effect d)self-monitoring - Answer-self-monitoring People ________ in self-monitoring are concerned with how others see them and often conceal their true feelings and opinions - Answer-high A ___________ locus of control is associated with more desirable outcomes - Answer-internal _____________ is the tendency for people to accept vague or general descriptions as accurate descriptions of themselves (ie horoscopes) _____________ refers to people's need to manage the impressions that others form of them a) self-handicapping b) Barnum effect c) gain-loss effect d)self-verification theory - Answer-barnum effect ____________ acts as a protective factor and has three primary characteristics of commitment, challenge and control - Answer-hardiness Three types of social influence - Answer-conformity, compliance, & obedience