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To understand those around you and society as a whole, it is important to understand yourself—that
is, to have self-knowledge. Conversely, your understanding of self is informed by your social world.
Development of self-knowledge is influenced by family and those around you, culture, and the
countless experiences in one’s life.
For this Assignment, you examine different facets of your self-knowledge.
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
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RESOURCES
Resources
Open-Source Psychometrics Project. (n.d.). Self-monitoring scale
( [Interactive].
Time Estimate: 10 min
High5 Content and Review Team. (2024, October 17). What is self-monitoring?
Examples & how to do it ( . High5 Test.
Time Estimate: 10 min
Garcia, S. & Halldorsson, A. (2025). Social comparison ( .
In R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology. DEF
publishers.
Read from the beginning through “Direction of Comparison”.
Time Estimate: 7 min
Copyright © 2025 by R. R. Biswas-Diener and E. Diener is licensed under a Creative
Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except
where otherwise noted.
LibreText Social Sciences. (n.d.). Principles of social psychology.
Chapter 1.2, Affect, Behavior, and Cognition (Summary) (PDF)
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Time Estimate: 1 min
Walden University, LLC. (2023). Cognitive dissonance (
media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2005/CD/index.html) [Interactive]. Walden
University Canvas.
Time Estimate: 15 min
Luttrell, A. (2016, July 7). Cognitive dissonance theory – A crash course
( [Video]. YouTube.
Time Estimate: 7 min
PSYC_2005_Week2_Assignment_Rubric
Submit a 300- to 500-word paper, in which you:
Based on Open-Source Psychometrics Project (2019)
( and Self-monitoring scale (2024)
( , define self-monitoring in your own words, and
provide an example in which you exhibited high or low self-monitoring.
Based on Garcia and Halldorsson (2025) ( , define upward or
downward comparison, and provide an example in which you engaged in that type of social
comparison.
Identify who you compared yourself to.
Describe a positive or negative effect of that social comparison on yourself.
Based on LibreText Social Sciences. (n.d.)
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the learning activity on cognitive dissonance (
media.waldenu.edu/2dett4d/Walden/PSYC/2005/CD/index.html) , and Luttrell’s (2016) video
( , briefly describe a time you
experienced cognitive dissonance. Explain the source of your cognitive dissonance.
To demonstrate what you learned this week, be sure to support your work with information from
the Learning Resources.
Be sure to review the Week 2 Assignment Rubric to understand the specific grading criteria
your Instructor will use to evaluate your work.
Before submitting your final assignment, you can check your draft for originality. To check your
draft, access the Turnitin Drafts from the Start Here area.
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BY DAY 7
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Criteria Ratings Pts
Definition of
self-
monitoring
and example
in which
student
exhibited high
or low self-
monitoring
20 pts
Definition of
upward or
downward
social
comparison
and example
in which
student
engaged in
upward or
downward
comparison,
including who
student
compared
self to and a
positive or
negative
effect of the
social
comparison
25 pts
Description of
an
experience of
cognitive
dissonance
and the
25 pts
20 to >17.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
17 to >13.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
strengthen this
component.
13 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
25 to >21.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
21 to >17.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
strengthen this
component.
17 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
25 to >21.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
This component is fully
addressed and logically
presented.
21 to >17.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
This component is
addressed. Further
development would
17 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
This component is not
present or not clearly
addressed.
Criteria Ratings Pts
source of
cognitive
dissonance
Format and
writing
10 pts
Timeliness
10 pts
Total Points: 90
strengthen this
component.
10 to >8.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
Any spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
Academic English are
minor and do not affect
clear communication.
Work includes more than
one explicit mention of
concepts or ideas from the
required sources, and an
effort to cite the original
source was made if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions.
8 to >6.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
The submission contains
few spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
Academic English, OR
these deviations do not
affect clear
communication. Work
includes at least one
explicit mention of a
concept or idea from the
required sources if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions and a clear
attempt at citing the source
has been made.
6 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
Multiple spelling, grammar,
and/or punctuation
deviations from Standard
Academic English affect
clear communication.
Work does not include any
explicit mention of
concepts or ideas from the
required sources, OR it
contains one or more
explicit mentions of a
concept or idea from the
required sources, if
specified by the
assignment/discussion’s
directions, but without
attempting to cite the
source.
10 to >8.0 pts
Exemplary (Exceeds
expectations)
The assignment is
submitted according to
posted due dates and
times or late with prior
consent from the
instructor.
8 to >6.0 pts
Proficient (Meets
expectations)
The assignment is
submitted within the
allowed time.
6 to >0 pts
Developing (Does not
fully meet expectations)
The assignment is not
submitted on time.
