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1. The tendency to process efficiently & remember well information related to oneself is called the ____________ effect.
• self-reference
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2. Re: Self knowledge;
• self-schemas are self-deceptions.
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3. That we often have implicit attitudes that differ from our explicit attitudes defines the concept of
dual attitudes.
cognitive dissonance.
the self-reference effect.
an independent self-construct.
4. Wilson (1985) suggests that the mental processes that control our social behavior are ________ the mental processes through which we explain our behavior.
parallel to
the same as
distinct from
controlled by
5. The best advice for predicting your behavior is to
ask an expert
ask your closest friend.
analyze your current mood.
consider your past behavior in similar situations.
6. Nisbett & Wilson had students rate a film while a noisy power saw was operated nearby. Most felt the noise
affected their ratings, as it had.
affected their ratings, but it didn’t.
had not affected their ratings, though it had.
had not affected their ratings, & they were correct.
7. For someone with a collectivistic, interdependent sense of self, happiness comes with
feeling competent.
positive social engagement.
feeling good about our own abilities & accomplishments.
all of these.
8. Western cultures are to _________ as Asian cultures are to __________.
self-forgetfulness; self-esteem
self-denial; self-acceptance
the actual self; the possible self
the independent self; the interdependent self
9. The self-reference effect shows us that
self-efficacy promotes achievement.
individualism leads to social isolation.
most of us suffer from a negative self-image.
our sense of self is at the center of our universe.
10. The beliefs about the self that organize & guide the processing of self-relevant information are called
self-schemas
possible selves.
self-references.
social comparisons.
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Social Psychology Robert C. Gates 
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- Sigmund Freud |
It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct.