NAME:__________________________________ SECTION:__________________________

INSTRUCTOR: RICHDALE BRYLLE C. RAZOTE

Understanding the Self

I. Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer to the following questions. ENCIRCLE the letter of the
correct answer.

1. Ted thinks his teacher and friends view him as intelligent. He takes in these views and reacts to them.
Which of the following statements about the self is illustrative of this scenario?
a. “I do, therefore I am.” c. “I am what I think you think I am.”
b. “I think, therefore I am.” d. “I am what I think I am.”
2. Which of the following statements best illustrates the looking-glass self?
a. We define who we are through our experiences
b. The social world surrounding us has no influence on the development of our self-image
c. Our socialization comes only from our primary group and how they view us
d. Our self-image comes from our own self-reflection and from what others think of us
3. Your propensity to cheat on this exam may be attributed to which structure of personality
according to Freud?
a. ego c. super-ego
b. id d. super-id
4. Based on the sociological perspective about the self, why wouldn’t a solitary activity such as
reading a book contributes to the development of the self?
a. Because the 'self' develops through external social interactions.
b. Because the 'self' only develops through reading psychology books.
c. Solitary activities can contribute to the development of the 'self'.
d. Because the 'self' only develops through interactions with the mother.
5. All of the following statements about Cooley's theory of the development of self are correct except:
a. The development of self is an ongoing, lifelong process
b. We move beyond the looking-glass self as we mature
c. The process of the looking-glass self applies to old age
d. The self is always in process
6. On which of the following statements could Descartes, Locke, and Hume agree?
a. That we are incapable of understanding a material world because we are non-material.
b. That the mind is capable of perfect reason, and reason is universal among all people.
c. That what we know first and best are our ideas.
d. That world understanding comes only through experimentation and not reasoning
7. According to Hume, ideas must come from impressions, but there is no impression from which the
idea of self comes; therefore,
a. We know from reasoning that the self exists.
b. The soul exists.
c. The self is hidden to us.
 d. There is no self.
8. Having seen her husband seeing another woman, Dianne felt an outrage. She managed to come near
them and vented out her anger by being physically and verbally aggressive. Following Plato’s perspective
on the self, which among the Platonic Trinity is illustrated in the given case?
a. Rational Soul c. Spirited Soul
b. Appetitive Soul d. Empirical Soul
9. He is known as the Father of Western Philosophy:
a. Descartes c. Ryle
b. Socrates d. Freud
10. People and groups that influence our self-concept, emotions, attitudes, and behavior are:
a. More Knowledgeable Others c. The Other Person
b. Generalized Others d. Neighbors
11. Dualism suggests that aside from the physical body, each person has an immortal soul. Which of the
following is true about dualism?
a. Explains how minds and bodies are linked together
b. Explains how only mental states can be completely understood in terms of physical
states
c. Explain how minds or mental states tend to construct the world in terms of opposites
d. Rejects the idea that our minds or mental states are less fundamental than our bodies or
physical states
e. Rejects the idea that our minds or mental states are more fundamental than our bodies
or physical states
12. Who among the following postulated that the self is the way people behave?
a. Churchland c. Ryle
b. Mearleau-Ponty d. Kant
13. The phase of the self which is considered as its active aspect; it is also called the knower:
a. personne c. “I”
b. moi d. “Me”
14. Which of the following statements is most illustrative of John Locke’s perspective about the self?
a. The self is only a bundle of perceptions passing through the theatre of your minds.
b. The self is composed of a set of patterned behavior.
c. The self is comprised of everything the person has.
d. The self is constructed primarily from sense experiences which shape and mold the self
throughout a person’s life.
15. “Our inner understandings including those of the self begin in outer social interactions.” Who among
the following theorists believed on this view?
a. Charles Cooley c. Harry Triandis
b. Marcel Mauss d. William James
16. “My family thinks I am dependable and can be relied upon.” This statement speaks about which of
the following aspects of the self according to Triandis?
a. private self c. collective self
b. public self d. differentiated self
17. For Carl Rogers, unhappiness and dissatisfaction were the outcomes of the discrepancy between:
 a. True Self and False Self c. Material Self and Social Self
b. Proactive Self and Agentic Self d. Real Self and Ideal Self
18. When does the self become proactive according to Bandura?
a. when it is self-reflective c. when it is optimistic and constructive
b. when it discerns before it acts d. when it is self-regulating
19. JC displays assertiveness despite the influence of her peers. She sees to it that she maintains intimacy
and connection with her friends and other people around her, while maintaining independence. Which
of the following concepts is illustrated in this case?
a. proactive self c. agentic self
b. self-differentiation d. self-efficacy
20. Agentic Self: Bandura Differentiated Self: _______________
a. Carl Rogers c. Murray Bowen
b. Donald Winnicott d. Henry Murray
21. The Hindus believe that the innermost essence of the self is?
a. Brahma c. Maya
b. annata d. Atman
22. In Buddhism, the doctrine of non-self dictates that:
a. That the self keeps coming back to the material world through reincarnation.
b. That the self is always in constant change.
c. That the self-being a dot in the universe must live in accordance with the law of
nature.
23. Which of the following Oriental thoughts/philosophies considers the self as merely one of the many
elements of the natural world?
a. Confucianism c. Hinduism
b. Taoism d. Buddhism
24. “I am Juan Dela Cruz, a full-blooded Ilocano. I am the youngest in a brood of five; I also love playing
basketball and an avid fan of Team Gilas Pilipinas.” This is indicative of which of the following
perspective?
a. Individualist d. Western
b. Collectivist e. a & d
c. Eastern f. b & c
25. Which of the following is referred to as the fake self or the superficial self?
a. False Self c. Differentiated Self
b. Ideal Self d. Empirical Self
II. Hunt Me! Included on the box provided in your answer sheet are ten (10) various concepts about the
self discussed in this subject. Identify and elongate/encircle these concepts. After which, choose one
among them, specify its proponent and explain said concept briefly.

L O O K I N G G L A S S S E L F A H C O

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A K O C N G S C O N S C I O U S N E S S

P C L O T M N P E R S O N N E D F A V P

P S M G R K A D U L I N G D B A M N E H

A U A I C P R O M A S A Y A S Y O G N Y

C A G T V N G E N J O Y A K U H I E T S

O S A O H A L L I C T U T R P V N X I I

L T G E W H E H E B U T I N E A H A O C

L I A R S O B R A N G I N I R D 2 M N A

E G L G C O N F U S E D K N E H A D A L

C B I O H I N A Y H I N A Y G N G B L A

T S N S G A L A W G A L A W O I N A M P

I M G U B K A M A S T R O K E K A H O P

V O K M D E W S E N S O R I M O T O R E

E R A S C P K E S A K T O N G S Y A A T

S E M P O I U Y T R E W Q A A S F G L I

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III. Matching Type. Column A contains the different concepts/perspectives about the self. Column B on
the other hand includes the different theorists who proposed and shed light on these
concepts/perspectives, with the goal of understanding the self better. Match column A with column B by
writing your response on the answer sheet provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. “The self is consciousness.” A. Paul Churchland

2. “The self is an organizing consciousness that makes B. Harry Triandis
intelligible experience possible. C. Albert Bandura
3. Id, ego and superego as structures of the self D. Carl Rogers
4. “The Agentic and Proactive Self.” E. Immanuel Kant
5. “The self is embodied subjectivity.” F. Gilbert Ryle
6. The self is affected by the “generalized others.” G. Maurice Merleau-Ponty
7. The material, social, and spiritual self H. George Herbert Mead
8. The personne and moi as faces of the self. I. Charles Horton Cooley
9. True and False Selves J. William James
10. “The self is the immortal soul that exists over time.” K. Sigmund Freud
11. The Looking Glass Self L. Donald Woods Winnicott
12. The Real Self and Ideal Self M. John Locke
13. “I act, therefore I am” N. Joseph LeDoux

14. Public, private and collective Self O. Socrates

15. “The self is the brain.” P. Marcel Mauss