COM 114 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Your authors' perspective that society is a coded system of meaning' reflects the belief
that:
A: Society is the hierarchical
structure in which we live
B: Society is the power structure in which we live
C: Society is a set of beliefs, heritage, and way of being in which we live
D: Society is an illusion in which we live - Answer -C: Society is a set of beliefs,
heritage, and way of being in which we live
schemata - Answer -mental structures that are used to organize informatin in part by
clustering or linking associated material
prototype - Answer -best case example of somehting
personal constructs - Answer -bipolar dimensions used to measure and evaluate things
e.g. attractive-unatractive; kind-mean; passive-aggressive
scripts - Answer -guides for behavior developed from our system of knowledge. a
movie or television script informs actors what they should be doing and saying. such
scrits assist actors in performing a character
Johari WIndow - Answer -arena: known to self and others
blind spot: unknown to self; known to others
facade: known to self; unknown to others
unknown: unknown to self; unknown to others
saying that there is a social context for identity is basically making two points - Answer -
1. society as a whole broadly influences the way you think about identity in the first
place
2. the other people who meet a person may influence the way that person's identity is
expressed
labeling - Answer -labeling the characteristics that you want to stand out
e.g. Dr. Dave
altercasting - Answer -how language can give people an identitiy and then force them
to live up to the desciption, whether positive or negative.
e.g. "as a good friend you should..."
symbolic self - Answer -a self that exists for other ppl and goes beyond what it means
to you; it arises from social interaction with other ppl
Your authors' perspective that society is a coded system of meaning' reflects the belief
that:
A: Society is the hierarchical
structure in which we live
B: Society is the power structure in which we live
C: Society is a set of beliefs, heritage, and way of being in which we live
D: Society is an illusion in which we live - Answer -C: Society is a set of beliefs,
heritage, and way of being in which we live
schemata - Answer -mental structures that are used to organize informatin in part by
clustering or linking associated material
prototype - Answer -best case example of somehting
personal constructs - Answer -bipolar dimensions used to measure and evaluate things
e.g. attractive-unatractive; kind-mean; passive-aggressive
scripts - Answer -guides for behavior developed from our system of knowledge. a
movie or television script informs actors what they should be doing and saying. such
scrits assist actors in performing a character
Johari WIndow - Answer -arena: known to self and others
blind spot: unknown to self; known to others
facade: known to self; unknown to others
unknown: unknown to self; unknown to others
saying that there is a social context for identity is basically making two points - Answer -
1. society as a whole broadly influences the way you think about identity in the first
place
2. the other people who meet a person may influence the way that person's identity is
expressed
labeling - Answer -labeling the characteristics that you want to stand out
e.g. Dr. Dave
altercasting - Answer -how language can give people an identitiy and then force them
to live up to the desciption, whether positive or negative.
e.g. "as a good friend you should..."
symbolic self - Answer -a self that exists for other ppl and goes beyond what it means
to you; it arises from social interaction with other ppl
