Chapter 2: Creating and Presenting the Self

Question 1

Self-Esteem

Answer 1

Evaluations, or concepts of self-worth

Question 2

Personality

Answer 2

Characteristic ways that you think and behave across a variety of situations

Question 3

Reflected Appraisal

Answer 3

the fact that each of us develops a self-concept that reflects the way we believe others see us

Question 4

Significant Others

Answer 4

people whose opinions we especially value

Question 5

Social Comparison

Answer 5

evaluating ourselves in terms of how we compare ourselves to with others

Question 6

Reference Groups

Answer 6

groups against which we compare ourselves to shape our views of ourselves

Question 7

What are 2 characteristics of the self-concept?

Answer 7

The self-concept is subjective

Question 8

Self-Concept

Answer 8

The relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself

Question 9

COGNITIVE CONSERVITISM

Answer 9

TO SEEK AND ATTEND TO INFORMATION THAT CONFORMS TO AN EXISTING SELF CONCEPT

Question 10

self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 10

person’s expectation of an event influence its outcome

Question 11

perceived self

Answer 11

the person you expect yourself to be in moments of of honest self examination

Question 12

presenting self

Answer 12

a public image- the way we want others to view us

Question 13

face

Answer 13

presenting self