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 What is the self? Does the definition in this chapter make sense to you? Are there any problems or disadvantages to defining it this way?

 Define and give examples of self-concept, self-esteem, the interpersonal self, and the executive self.

 Define and then sketch out your actual, ideal, and ought selves. What feelings are typically triggered by wide discrepancies between the selves? Do you experience any of these feelings?

 Compare and contrast introspection and self-perception as ways of learning about the self. If you could only use one strategy to understand who you are, which would you choose and why?

 What are the advantages and disadvantages to using self-reports to investigate social psychological phenomena? If you decided to use self-reports for a research project, how would you determine whether or not your participants were demonstrating response effects?

 Willpower is often described as analogous to a muscle that can be strengthened with practice. Explain what this means. Pick an activity over which you wish you had more control. How might you practice to strengthen your willpower here?