PUB MINI CASE: Sean and His Friends, Most of Whom

question 94

Multiple Choice

PUB MINI CASE: Sean and his friends, most of whom are Irish immigrants or have Irish parents, enjoy drinking at The Celtic Knot, a small New York pub that serves many Irish beers, is decorated with genuine Irish paraphernalia, and holds weekly traditional Irish music sessions. Like many of his friends, Sean enjoys the feeling the pub gives him of connection with his Irish heritage. The pub advertises at community centers and churches in predominantly Irish areas of the city. On its posters, underneath a photo of a group of attractive young people in a cozy corner of the pub drinking and laughing together, is the pub's slogan: "Because being Irish is about more than just St. Paddy's Day."
-In the PUB MINI CASE, Sean enjoys the feeling the pub gives him of connection with his Irish heritage. This is the ________ of his attitude toward the pub.

• A) affective component
• B) effective component
• C) cognitive component
• D) conative component
• E) prospective component

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Definitions:

Looking-Glass Self

A social psychological concept that suggests people shape their self-concepts based on their understanding of how others perceive them.

Interpret Others' Reactions

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Mirrors

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