Test 1.

Multiple choice
1. How is pre-modern society differentiated from the modern society?
a. Pre-modern society was centered on survival while in modern societies developing one’s self-identity is central
b. Pre-modern people behaved according to social rules & traditions while a person in modern society is free to choose where to
live, what to do and who to be with
c. Pre-modern people behaved acted on traditions while in modern society traditions and tradition support system have decreased
in importance.
d. All of the above
Choices for items #2-5: a. Industrialism b. Capitalism c. Institution of surveillance d. Dynamism BADC
2. An employee earned master’s degree as leverage for promotion in the company
3. Use of robotics in manufacturing cars
4. Electricity by means of solar power in rural communities
5. Data revealing increase of anti-government propaganda in social media
6. The following are examples of social group EXCEPT
a. Family b. Children c. Peers d. Classmates
7. Which of the following refers to the to the ties or connections that link you to your social group?
a. Social media b. Social justice c. Social network d. Social capital
8. Referred by George Simmel as belonging to a group because your family is also part of it
a. Organic motivation b. True motivation c. Familial affiliation d. Familial membership
9. Which of the is NOT rational group
a. Religious affiliation by birth b. Greenpeace c. 420 movement d. Rotary club
10. Which statement is TRUE about George Herbert Mead?
a. He is was a sociologist from the late 1800s c. His work focused on how the self is developed
b. He believed that the “self” is not present at birth d. All of the above
11. Which is TRUE about anthropology?
a. It is the study of people, past and present
b. It focuses on understanding the human condition in its cultural aspect
c. In general sense, it is concerned with understanding how humans evolved and how they differ from one another
d. All of the above
12. Described the self as encompassing the “physical organism, possessing psychological functioning & social attributes.”
a. Katherine Ewing b. Joseph LeDoux c. Sigmund Freud d. Catherine Raeff
13. What is the difference between the implicit and explicit aspect of self?
a. Explicit self is the aspect that you are consciously aware of while the implicit aspect is not immediately able to consciousness
b. Implicit self is the aspect that you are consciously aware of while the explicit aspect is not immediately able to consciousness
c. Explicit self refers to a person's disposition to evaluate themselves in a spontaneous, automatic, or unconscious manner. It
contrasts with implicit self-esteem, which entails more conscious and reflective self-evaluation.
d. None of the Above
14. Which is not TRUE about Ewing’s concept of self as representation
a. Self is a virtual hallucination
b. Self-representation meant culturally shaped “self” concepts that one applies to oneself
c. It is the mental entities that are supposed to represent the self
d. People from all cultures have been observed to be able to rapidly project different self-representation, depending on the context
of the situation
15. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of independent construct?
a. Individual rights take center stage c. People tend to be self-reliant
b. Families and communities have a central role d. Independence is highly valued
16. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of interdependent construct?
a. The rights of individuals tend to take a higher precedence
b. Social rules focus on promoting selflessness and putting the community needs ahead of individual needs
c. Working as a group and supporting others is essential
d. People are encouraged to do what's best for society

Choices for #16-20: a. relationships b. personality traits c. achievement d. expressing emotions BCAD

17. Culture influences whether (and how) you value traits, like humility, self-esteem, politeness, assertiveness, and so on, as well as show how
you perceive hardship or how you feel about relying to others
18. Culture influences how you define success & whether you value certain types of individual & group achievements
19. Culture influences how you enter into and maintain relationship
20. Culture influences what will affect you emotionally, as well as how you express yourself, such as showing your feelings in public or keeping
it private.

Test 2. True/False
 1. Modernization has significantly changed society, and this has affected how an individual builds & develops his or her self-identity
2. Dynamism is the most evident characteristics of a modern society
3. Capitalism is the social relations implied in the extensive use of material power & machinery in all process of production
4. Industrialism is a production system involving both competitive product markets and the commodification of labor power
5. Simmel noted that that the positive effect of inorganic motivation is rootedness
6. Simmel is well known for his theory of the social self
7. According to Mead, self-development & language are intimately tied
8. Play set the stage for self-development
9. Role playing enables the person to internalize some other people’s perspectives
10. In game stage the individual not only internalize the other people’s perspectives, he/she is able to take account societal rules and adheres
to it
11. Neuroscientist Joseph LeDoux conceptualized the implicit & explicit aspect of the self
12. Cultural psychologists distinguished 2 ways of how self is constructed. These are the dependent & independent constructs
13. The independent construct is characteristic of individualistic culture
14. The dependent construct is typical of the collectivist culture
15. According to Ewing, people from all cultures have been observed to be able to rapidly project different self-representations, depending on
the context of the situation.

Test 3:
1. Differentiate the “I and Me”
2. Explain Ewing’s assertion that self is illusory