Self-Awareness & Emotional Recognition Flashcards
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Which of the following BEST distinguishes self-awareness from introspection?
Answer: Self-awareness is accurate real-time recognition; introspection may be biased or inaccurate
While introspection is the process of examining one's thoughts and feelings, it can be biased; genuine self-awareness involves accurate, relatively objective recognition of internal states.
Research by Tasha Eurich suggests that what percentage of people who believe they are self-aware actually demonstrate it accurately?
Answer: 10-15%
Eurich's research found that while roughly 95% of people think they are self-aware, only about 10-15% actually meet the criteria, highlighting the widespread gap between perceived and genuine self-awareness.
The practice of 'name it to tame it,' coined by Daniel Siegel, suggests that:
Answer: Labeling an emotion reduces its neurological intensity and helps regulate it
Siegel's principle holds that verbally labeling an emotion activates the prefrontal cortex, which helps modulate the amygdala's response, reducing the emotion's overwhelming intensity.
A manager notices her heart racing and jaw tightening before a board presentation. Using self-awareness, her BEST immediate response is to:
Answer: Recognize these as anxiety signals and use a brief calming technique
Recognizing somatic anxiety cues and responding with a regulation strategy (e.g., deep breathing) is a direct application of self-awareness leading to effective self-management.
Which type of self-awareness involves understanding how your behavior and emotions affect those around you?
Answer: External self-awareness
External self-awareness is understanding how others perceive you — your emotional impact, behaviors, and the impressions you create — complementing the inward focus of internal self-awareness.
Which activity is LEAST effective for developing emotional self-awareness?
Answer: Suppressing emotional reactions to appear professional
Suppression actively prevents awareness of emotional experience; it reduces the information available for self-knowledge rather than building it.
In the context of emotional intelligence, 'affect labeling' is MOST associated with which outcome?
Answer: Reduced amygdala reactivity and improved emotional regulation
Neuroimaging studies show that affect labeling — putting feelings into words — decreases amygdala activation and increases prefrontal regulation, supporting calmer and clearer responses.