Psychology Answers

Question 10

What do the concepts of privacy, territoriality, and personal space have in common?

1. They indicate a desire to be alone

2. They relate to the environment as a social system

3. They indicate people's desire to make social contact

4. They relate to authority over one's social space

Question 9

During the argument, John said some bad things to Michael. Later, John convinced himself that what he said to Michael was not necessarily bad. This illustrates the . . . dimension of the self.

1. self-regard vs self-disregard

2. self-insight vs self-deception

3. self-autonomy vs self-collectiveness

4. self-identity vs self-alienation

Multiple choices question H

8. According to Johari's window, which of the following statements are relevant to gain self-insight?

A. I have to work on decreasing blinded knowledge and hidden knowledge

B I have to listen to what others tell me about myself

C. I do not have to experience new and unexpected events in oder to allow myself and others to discover formula unknown aspects of myself.

D. I have to provide others with knowledge about myself

The correct answer is ...

1. A, B, and C

2. B, C, and D

3. A, B, and D

4. A, C, and D

Multiple choices question G

7. Introspection means that self-reflection is founder in ....

A. Language

B. Consciousness

C. The bilogical body

D. Symbolic interaction

Multiple choices question F

6. In the field of psychology, when we focus on "what people think of themselves and how these self-perceptions come about" we are focusing on....

A. The dynamic of self

B. The concept of self

C. The foundation of self

D. All of the above

Multiple choices question E

5. The .... Foundation of the self describes the self as a product of a process of consciousness.

A. Interpersonal

B. Physical

C. Reflection

D. Interpersonal

Multiple choices question D

4. Erik Erikson described the self as...

A. The core of our being

B. The totality of our experience

C. A process through which people realise their potential

D. The stable core that differentiates itself through one having to resolve conflicting situations by committing oneself to specific beliefs and values

Multiple choices question C

3. You want to research the effects of drugs in your community. To do this, you need to explain, among other things - where, when and how the study will be conducted and who the research participants will be. This relates to...

A. The formulation of a research problem for the study

B. The planning and the design of a research

C. The collection of research information

D. Identifying a researchable topic

Multiple choices question B

2. Which o the following statements about psychology as a disciple is incorrect?

1. Psychology is a collection of popular beliefs about science

2. Psychology consists of a body of scientific knowledge

3. Psychology is made up of factual statements and theories

4. Psychology statements are based on knowledge that has been carefully researched