Describe the three main jobs of the self
What will be an ideal response?
a . Contains self-knowledge
i. Self-awareness about what one is good or bad at.
ii. Organizes and reflects upon self-knowledge.
b. Helps the person connect socially to other people
i. Known as the interpersonal self or public self
ii. Helps manage impressions in ways that facilitate social acceptance
c. Makes choices and exerts control
i. Known as the agent self or executive function
ii. This is the self as doer, exerting control over both itself (self-control) and other people and things.
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a. a population parameter. b. a domain sampling. c. a sampling error. d. descriptive statistics.
Darwin’s point of view about empirical research can be accurately summarized as . . .
a. Any observation is better than no observation b. Experimental research is preferred over correlational research c. Observations need to support or contradict some view if they are to be useful d. None of the above
Contrary to prejudice, discrimination necessarily involves ____
a. ?thinking b. ?behavior c. ?feeling d. ?imagination
Lillian knows that we have laws and that we should obey the laws set forth by society. However, she also acknowledges that these laws can and should be changed if they are not doing what they were set out to do. In which stage of moral development is Lillian?
a) nonconventional level b) preconventional level c) postconventional level d) subconventional level