Test Bank For Radiographic Imaging and Exposure 6th Edition By Fauber | Complete All Chapters ()

The self-concept is a relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 2 : Jennifer thinks that most people like her and Jennifer likes most people that she meets. Jennifer has high self-esteem. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 3 : Ken doesn’t like himself and he believes that others don’t like them either. Ken has low selfesteem. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 4 : People with high self-esteem perform poorly when being watched. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 5 : People with high self-esteem can handle all conflicts productively. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 6 : Having high self-esteem is a guarantee for interpersonal success. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 7 : Your personality remains stable over your lifetime. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 8 : The self-concept begins to develop sometime between the ages of two and four years. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 1 / 21 9 : According to your text, the self-concept is shaped by communication. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 10 : Behaviours like tone of voice and touch can contribute to the development of the selfconcept. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 11 : Communication from others does not affect our self-concept. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 12 : Reflected appraisal means that you reflect on your communication skills and make adjustments to improve your skills. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 13 : You shouldn’t listen to the “boosters” and “busters” others give you since your selfconcept is only your view of yourself. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 14 : Both verbal and nonverbal messages contribute to a developing self-concept. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 15 : According to your text, the self-concept is influenced by significant others from both the past and present. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 16 : Although those around us play a large part in helping us shape our self-concept when we are children, others have little effect on our self-concept once we reach adolescence. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 2 / 21 17 : The self-concept is extremely subjective, being heavily influenced by interaction with others. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 18 : Melissa spends a lot of time looking at models and often feels that her body is inadequate. Melissa is engaged in social comparison. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 19 : In many cases a self-concept is based on data which may have been true at one time, but are now obsolete. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 20 : It is possible to have a more favourable image of yourself than the objective facts or the opinions of others warrant. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 21 : The self-concept is strongly resistant to change. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 22 : The tendency to cling to an outmoded self-perception holds only when the new image would be less favourable than the old one. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 23 : Canada’s changing self-concept is due to a steady population growth of visible minority immigrants. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 24 : Our concept of self is shaped partly by the culture in which we have been reared. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 3 / 21 25 : Most Western cultures have what is called a collective identity. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 26 : Margaret’s professor keeps telling Margaret how smart she is. Margaret feels confident about her upcoming test, based on what her professor is saying and based on her experience doing well on tests. She studies hard for her Interpersonal Communications test and gets an A! Margaret continues to believe that she is smart. This is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 27 : According to the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy, we cannot become what we believe about ourselves. A : true B : false Correct Answer : B 28 : Bruce thinks he is bad at public speaking. He has a presentation coming up and he keeps telling himself that he will mess it up. During the presentation he fumbles over his words, reads his cue cards, and speaks with a low voice. As a result, he did not receive positive feedback on his presentation. This is an example of self-imposed prophecy. A : true B : false Correct Answer : A 29 : Katie is a new student in a new school. Katie wants to sign up for the volleyball team even though she hasn’t played volleyball before. The coach tells her not to bother because she is short; he says that short girls don’t do well at volleyball. After that experience, even though she never played volleyball, Katie tells people that she isn’t good at volleyball. This is an example of other-imposed prophecy.