psyc./2030./chapter./4
people./whose./evaluations./are./meaningful./to./us./-
./correct./answer./Who./are./significant./others?
deliberate./impression./management./-
./correct./answer./Most./job./interviews./and./first./dates./are./clear./examples./of./
which./characteristic./of./impression./management?
maintaining./a./positive./face./-
./correct./answer./Your./friend./asks./you./what./you./think./of./her./new./boyfrien
d../You./don't./like./him,./but./rather./than./telling./(or./showing)./her./that,./you./sa
y,./"I./don't./know./him./very./well,./but./he./seems./nicer./than./the./last./guy./you./
were./with."./This./response./balances./your./desire./to./be./honest./with./your./go
al./of./__________
the./self-concept./resists./change./-
./correct./answer./When./you./receive./a./B./on./a./midterm,./you./question./the./val
idity./of./the./exam./because./you./are./an./A./student../Your./reaction./illustrates./
which./quality./about./the./self-concept.
reputation./management./-
./correct./answer./Changing./privacy./settings./on./your./profiles,./customizing./
who./can./see./certain./updates,./and./deleting./unwanted./information./about./yo
urself./is./a./form./of./__________.
, breadth./-
./correct./answer./Kevin./and./Lily./are./classmates./and./have./known./each./othe
r./for./a./few./semesters../They./meet./frequently./for./lunch./after./classes,./and./th
ey./talk./about./a./wide./range./of./topics../However,./Kevin./has./noticed./that./Lil
y./likes./to./gossip,./sharing./others'./secrets./with./him../He./is./guarded./with./ho
w./much./information./he./shares./with./her,./for./fear./that./she./will./share./it./with
./others../According./to./social./penetration./theory,./Kevin's./self-
disclosure./has./___________./but./not./depth.
cliches./-
./correct./answer./Ritualized,./stock./responses./to./social./situations./are./called./
__________.
front;./back./-
./correct./answer./After./being./unexpectedly./fired,./you./are./careful./not./to./sho
w./any./emotion./as./you./pack./up./your./desk../Back./at./your./apartment,./though
,./you./break./down./in./tears./with./your./dog../In./Erving./Goffman's./terms,./you
r./behavior./differs./because./it./involved./____________./and./____________./
regions,./respectively.
silence./-
./correct./answer./Research./indicates./that./__________./might./be./a./better./alt
ernative./to./self-
disclosure./at./the./workplace,./particularly./when./you./have./a./potentially./hurt
ful./thought./or./feeling./that./is./not./being./directly./questioned.
people./whose./evaluations./are./meaningful./to./us./-
./correct./answer./Who./are./significant./others?
deliberate./impression./management./-
./correct./answer./Most./job./interviews./and./first./dates./are./clear./examples./of./
which./characteristic./of./impression./management?
maintaining./a./positive./face./-
./correct./answer./Your./friend./asks./you./what./you./think./of./her./new./boyfrien
d../You./don't./like./him,./but./rather./than./telling./(or./showing)./her./that,./you./sa
y,./"I./don't./know./him./very./well,./but./he./seems./nicer./than./the./last./guy./you./
were./with."./This./response./balances./your./desire./to./be./honest./with./your./go
al./of./__________
the./self-concept./resists./change./-
./correct./answer./When./you./receive./a./B./on./a./midterm,./you./question./the./val
idity./of./the./exam./because./you./are./an./A./student../Your./reaction./illustrates./
which./quality./about./the./self-concept.
reputation./management./-
./correct./answer./Changing./privacy./settings./on./your./profiles,./customizing./
who./can./see./certain./updates,./and./deleting./unwanted./information./about./yo
urself./is./a./form./of./__________.
, breadth./-
./correct./answer./Kevin./and./Lily./are./classmates./and./have./known./each./othe
r./for./a./few./semesters../They./meet./frequently./for./lunch./after./classes,./and./th
ey./talk./about./a./wide./range./of./topics../However,./Kevin./has./noticed./that./Lil
y./likes./to./gossip,./sharing./others'./secrets./with./him../He./is./guarded./with./ho
w./much./information./he./shares./with./her,./for./fear./that./she./will./share./it./with
./others../According./to./social./penetration./theory,./Kevin's./self-
disclosure./has./___________./but./not./depth.
cliches./-
./correct./answer./Ritualized,./stock./responses./to./social./situations./are./called./
__________.
front;./back./-
./correct./answer./After./being./unexpectedly./fired,./you./are./careful./not./to./sho
w./any./emotion./as./you./pack./up./your./desk../Back./at./your./apartment,./though
,./you./break./down./in./tears./with./your./dog../In./Erving./Goffman's./terms,./you
r./behavior./differs./because./it./involved./____________./and./____________./
regions,./respectively.
silence./-
./correct./answer./Research./indicates./that./__________./might./be./a./better./alt
ernative./to./self-
disclosure./at./the./workplace,./particularly./when./you./have./a./potentially./hurt
ful./thought./or./feeling./that./is./not./being./directly./questioned.
