Chapter 2 | Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Which of the following is not true about identity management in computer-mediated communication (CMC)?
a) Identity management is just as pervasive in CMC interactions.
b) CMC is preferred when self-presentation is threatened.
c) CMC is not as effective for identity management as face-to-face communication.
d) CMC can actually be an advantage for communicators who want to manage the impressions they make.
e) CMC allows communicators to choose the desired level of clarity.

Question 2:

Seeking information that conforms to an existing self-concept is called _______________.
a) presenting self
b) reflected appraisal
c) cognitive conservation
d) self-fulfilling prophecy
e) social comparison

Question 3:

Social comparison allows us to decide _____________.
a) if we are superior or inferior to others
b) if we are the same or different from others
c) if we like or dislike others
d) all of the above
e) a and b only

Question 4:

Significant others are those people ________________.
a) whose evaluations are especially influential to us.
b) who were a negative force in our lives
c) whom we view as highly competent
d) with whom we spend a great deal of time
e) c and d

Question 5:

Two concepts that describe how interaction shapes the way individuals view themselves are _____________.
a) comparison appraisal and social reflection
b) reflected appraisal and social comparison
c) social relfection and intrapersonal comparison
d) self-esteem and self-concept
e) refelcted comparison and social appraisal

Question 6:

Collectivist cultures, in comparison to individualistic cultures, tend to tolerate conflict easily.
a) True
b) False

Question 7:

Self imposed self fulfilling prophecies influence behaviour in a much more significant way then those imposed by other people.
a) True
b) False

Question 8:

'Face management' is something that is necessary only in actual face-to-face encounters.
a) True
b) False

Question 9:

The text clearly indicates that high self-monitoring is better than low self-monitoring.
a) True
b) False

Question 10:

Low self-monitors express their thoughts and feelings without paying much attention to the impression they are creating.
a) True
b) False

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