chapter 2

Question 1

identity

Answer 1

how u perceive yourself and how u want to be perceived

Question 2

personal identity

Answer 2

personality traits (type of identity)

Question 3

relational identity

Answer 3

role to others (type of identity)

Question 4

social identity

Answer 4

role in societal context (type of identity)

Question 5

demographic identity

Answer 5

social categories (type of identity)

Question 6

perception

Answer 6

process of selecting, organizing and interpreting information

Question 7

selective exposure

Answer 7

tend to focus on info supporting own beliefs (selection)

Question 8

selective perception

Answer 8

focus on what aligns with personal attitude (selection)

Question 9

selective retention

Answer 9

remembering info that aligns with own view (selection)

Question 10

schemata

Answer 10

mental structures that helps organize/interpret info by clustering

Question 11

prototypes

Answer 11

ideal examples

Question 12

personal construct

Answer 12

bipolar dimensions used to evaluate others

Question 13

identity performance

Answer 13

act of “performing” one’s identity based on social cues

Question 14

self-description

Answer 14

obvious to others

Question 15

self-disclosure

Answer 15

revealing information

Question 16

symbolic self

Answer 16

identity that emerges from social interaction

Question 17

symbolic interactionism

Answer 17

suggests that a person’s identity is shaped by social interactions

Question 18

altercasting

Answer 18

using language to position others in certain roles