1. What are the three primary components of the self-concept?
2. What are the three components of self?
3. Explain the difference between self-esteem and self-concept.
4. Describe an individualistic culture.
5. Explain what a self-fulfilling prophecy is and how might it impact one’s self-concept.
6. When a physician attends to a patient suffering from heartache in a calm, reassuring
manner in an effort to keep the patient relaxed, the physician is demonstrating:
7. How can perception-checking help improve your perception?
8. What are the three steps of perception?
9. Briefly describe the fundamental attribution error.
10. Identify the two primary components of empathy.
11. Explain the difference between the halo effect and the horn effect.
12. Which types of information are weighted more heavily when forming an algebraic
impression?
13. Discuss how you can increase your self-esteem and simultaneously decrease low
self-esteem.
14. Compare and contrast an individualistic and collectivistic culture and how each can
influence your self-concept. Provide an example culture of each.
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15. Explain, define, and provide an example of the parts of self-concept.
16. What is the difference between face, mask, and losing face?
17. Describe the perception process.
18. Explain the two types of attributions and why they are often inaccurate.
19. Identify three ways in which we form impressions.
20. How can you use empathy to more effectively communicate with others? What are its
components?
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