Chapter 11
The Self, Identity, and Personality
Multiple Choice Questions
- Which of the following is the central aspect of an individual’s personality?
A. self
B. identity
C. perception
D. self-assessment
Page: 335
APA Outcome: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Self-Understanding
- 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
Page: 335
APA Outcome: 1.1
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
- 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. roles and membership categories
B. representations of the self
C. personal memories
D. self-concepts
Page: 335
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Self-Understanding
- Twenty-month-old Michael is placed in front of a mirror with a spot of rouge on his nose. Michael will MOST likely
A. touch his nose in an attempt to wipe off the spot.
B. touch the mirror in an attempt to wipe the spot off of his nose.
C. wave and point to the child in the mirror.
D. look to his mother for assurance that the child in the mirror is okay.
Page: 335-336
APA Outcome: 1.1
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
- Dewey comprehends that he is a 10-year-old boy who is: on the chess team, a member of a family, loves computer games, and hates peanut butter. This is Dewey’s
A. self-esteem.
B. personality.
C. self-understanding.
D. character.
Page: 335-336
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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
- For most children, the ability to recognize oneself in the mirror occurs around _____ year(s) of age.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
Page: 335-336
APA Outcome: 1.1
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Infancy
Topic: Self-Understanding
- In general terms, the preschool child’s understanding of self is
A. physical or active.
B. abstract.
C. symbolic.
D. transitory.
Page: 336
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
- 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 a(n)
A. toddler.
B. preschooler.
C. elementary-aged child.
D. adolescent.
Page: 336
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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
- 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 others.
C. They don’t distinguish their real self from their ideal self.
D. All of these answers are correct.
Page: 337
APA Outcome: 1.2
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Learning Objective: Discuss the main ways the self and understanding others are conceptualized and how they develop.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Self-Understanding
- 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 lives over there.
B. My friend has brown hair.
C. My friend is funny.
D. My friend is short.
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