EOC Vocabulary and Context Clues Questions

We have discussed several strategies to address vocabulary and context clues questions on the EOC. Using the paragraph entitled "Self Image" from Saul McLeod's article "Self Concept" that we reviewed earlier in this module, we are going to put your knowledge of vocabulary and context clues questions to the test. Using the below passage, answer these five multiple choice, EOC style questions.

Self Image (Excerpt from "Self Concept" by Saul McLeod)

(what you see in yourself)

1- This does not necessarily have to reflect reality. Indeed a person with anorexia who is thin may have a self image in which the person believes they are fat. A person's self image is affected by many factors, such as parental influences, friends, the media etc.

Kuhn (1960) investigated the self-image by using The Twenty Statements Test.

2- He asked people to answer the question 'Who am I?' in 20 different ways. He found that the responses could be divided into two major groups. These were social roles (external or objective aspects of oneself such as son, teacher, friend) and personality traits (internal or affective aspects of oneself such as gregarious, impatient, humorous).

3- The list of answers to the question "Who Am I?" probably include examples of each of the following four types of responses:

1) Physical Description: I'm tall, have blue eyes...etc.

2) Social Roles: We are all social beings whose behavior is shaped to some extent by the roles we play. Such roles as student, housewife, or member of the football team not only help others to recognize us but also help us to know what is expected of us in various situations.

3) Personal Traits: These are a third dimension of our self-descriptions. "I'm impulsive...I'm generous...I tend to worry a lot"...etc.

4) Existential Statements (abstract ones): These can range from "I'm a child of the universe" to "I'm a human being" to "I'm a spiritual being"...etc.

4- Typically young people describe themselves more in terms of personal traits, whereas older people feel defined to a greater extent by their social roles.