Chapter 11
Test Bank
1. Which of the following is the central aspect of an individual’s personality?
A. identity
B. self
C. perception
D. self-assessment
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Self-Understanding
2. Being attentive and positive toward one’s image in a mirror appears as early as __________ month(s) old.
A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
3. When describing herself, Cali says that she is the oldest child in her family, is president of the honor society at school, has a few close friends, and is on the student council. These aspects of Cali’s self-understanding are based on
A. representations of the self.
B. roles and membership categories.
C. self-concepts.
D. personal memories.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Self-Understanding
4. Twenty-four-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Based on research into the development of self-recognition, Michael will most likely
A. wave and point to the child in the mirror.
B. recognize that his own nose has a spot of red color on it.
C. look to his mother for assurance that the child in the mirror is okay.
D. touch the mirror in an attempt to wipe the spot off his nose.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
5. Dewey comprehends that he is a 10-year-old boy who is on the chess team, is a member of a family, loves computer games, and hates peanut butter. This is Dewey’s
A. self-understanding.
B. personality.
C. self-esteem.
D. character.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Middle and Late Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
6. For most children, the ability to recognize oneself in the mirror occurs
A. at about 6 months of age.
B. usually around 9–10 months of age.
C. sometime in the second year of life.
D. at about 3 years of age.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 354
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
7. Preschool children often describe themselves in terms of which dimension of the self or self-understanding?
A. transitory
B. physical or active
C. abstract
D. symbolic
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 355
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
8. Todd explains that he is different from Davion because he is tall and has blonde hair and Davion is short and has brown hair. Todd is likely a(n)
A. toddler.
B. adolescent.
C. elementary-school-age child.
D. preschooler.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 355
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
Topic: Understanding Others
9. Which of the following explains why young children have unrealistically positive self-descriptions?
A. They don’t yet distinguish between their desired and actual competence.
B. They don’t compare their own abilities with those of others.
C. They don’t distinguish their real self from their ideal self.
D. All answer choices are correct.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 355
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
10. Which of the following is an example of how a 5-year-old child might perceive a friend in terms of psychological traits?
A. My friend is funny.
B. My friend has brown hair.
C. My friend is short.
D. My friend lives over there.
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