Our Memories,beliefs,and Generalizations About the Self Are Integrated to Make

question 81

Multiple Choice

Our memories,beliefs,and generalizations about the self are integrated to make up our

• A) sociometer.
• B) self-esteem.
• C) self-schema.
• D) working self-concept.

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Definitions:

Social Factors

Aspects of society and its social structure that influence individual behavior, attitudes, and interactions.

Stress

The term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging.

Stereotype Threat

Condition in which being made aware of a negative performance stereotype interferes with the performance of someone that considers himself or herself part of that group.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds, consciously or unconsciously, that manifests because the individual believes it to be true.