Process of protecting our presenting self but also suggests guarding oneself from attack
What is Defensiveness
100
an inconsistency between two conflicting pieces of information, attitudes, or behavior.
What is cognitive dissonance
100
True/False: Everyone is defensive at some point
What is True
100
logical but untrue explanations of behavior that is unacceptable to the self.
What is Rationalization
100
A dangerously overweight woman goes on eating binges when she feels neglected by her husband.
What is compensation
200
messages that seem to challenge the image we want to protect
What is face threatening acts
200
steering clear of people who attack a presenting self
What is physical avoidance
200
True/False: you tend to become more defensive when you know you didn't do anything wrong
What is False
200
emphasizes a strength in one area to cover up a weakness in another.
What is Compensation
200
A student watches TV instead of studying, saying that "additional study wouldn't do any good anyway."
What is rationalization
300
distorting critical information that leaves the presenting self in-tact
What is distorting critical information
300
the process of avoiding information altogether
What is avoiding dissonant information
300
True/False: the text book discusses three ways to resolve dissonance without agreeing to criticism.
What is False =]
300
we mentally block out dissonant information
What is Repression
300
A teacher pulls you aside after class, and tells you if you do not put more effort into the class, you have a very high chance of failing. You shake your head yes, calmly ignore the criticism, and walk away.
What is Apathy
400
definition of defensive mechanisms
What is psychological devices that resolve dissonance by maintaining a positive presenting image
400
venting aggressive feelings against people who are less threatening then the people who originally wronged us
What is displacement
400
True/False: Physical avoidance is a type of avoiding dissonant information
What is True
400
Apathy is included in this type of resolving dissonance without agreeing with criticism
What is Avoiding dissonant information
400
give an example displacement
What is ...
500
grow a thick skin, admit flaws, stop trying to manage impressions.
What is the "prescription" for defensiveness
500
definition of regression
What is claiming you can't do something when in truth you don't WANT to do it.
500
True/False: Repression is claiming you can’t do something when really you just don’t want to do it.