When you first met Tim at a party a month ago, he was drunk, loud and impolite. Since then, you try to avoid him. He has been very nice and helpful to you lately, offering his notes and inviting you out to coffee to talk about issues you are also interested in. You have also noticed that he has a lot of friends. What is your perception of him likely to be, according to the crude law of relationships? He is probably
a. A nice and helpful guy
b. A loud and impolite person
c. A shy and withdrawn person
d. A versatile person
Ques. 2Rose has always wanted to work as a body guard. At her job interview, in order to achieve her goal, she is likely to use
a. Ingratiation
b. Open self-presentation
c. Self-verification
d. Strategic self-presentation
Ques. 3Thea is very concerned about what other people think about her. She does everything she can so that she would be well-liked, respected and popular in school: she acts well-mannered and very interested with her instructors, she is friendly and funny with her peers, and competitive when it comes to sports. Her friends are likely to think that her primary motive is
a. Open self-presentation
b. Self-verification
c. Strategic self-presentation
d. Looking glass identity management
Ques. 4Strategic self-presentation (SSR) and self-verification (SV) are different in that SSR focuses on _______________, whereas the SV is concerned with _____________.
a. creating a favorable impression; the overlap between how we perceive ourselves and how others see us.
b. the overlap between how we perceive ourselves and how others see us; creating a favorable impression on others.
c. open self-presentation; self-promotion
d. self-promotion; open self-presentation.
Ques. 5The two motives for self-presentation and impression management are
a. Ingratiation and self-promotion
b. Self-promotion and self-verification
c. Strategic self-presentation and self-verification
d. The need for self-disclosure and ingratiation
Ques. 6You have been friends with Chris, your roommate, for one and a half years. From the beginning you have thought that Chris is a very nice, warm and honest person. Yesterday you noticed that Chris lied to you about another friend. According to the crude law of relationships, your friendly feelings toward Chris will probably
a. Decrease
b. Increase
c. Stay the same
d. It depends on your personal attitude toward dishonesty
Ques. 7Sean was very satisfied with himself. He knew that he was one of the most popular boys in his school, besides, he was better at trigonometry than anyone else in his AP class. One could easily tell that he liked himself. Sean's self-worth was based on his
a. Basic self-acceptance
b. Real-ideal comparison
c. Self-evaluation
d. Self-verification
Ques. 8Interpersonal relationships are good, but not necessary to have.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ques. 9The relationship between self-acceptance and self-disclosure is that
a. The less self-accepting you are, the more you are going to disclose
b. The less self-accepting you are, the less you are going to disclose
c. There is no connection between the two concepts.
d. You can learn to disclose about yourself even if you cannot accept yourself.
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