MATERIAL SELF QUIZ

According to William James, the material self includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• One's body and clothes

• Immediate family and home

• One's achievements and ambitions

• Personal belongings

Which philosopher suggested that we connect with objects by controlling, creating, or knowing them?

• William James

• Russell Belk

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• Richins

When a person buys expensive gadgets to gain social approval, this best illustrates which concept?

• Emotional attachment

• Materialism as self-improvement

• Possessions as identity management

• Social meaning of possessions

Which of the following is NOT part of Belk’s four life stages?

• Possessions help adolescents manage identities

• Possessions give old people continuity

• The infant distinguishes self from dreams

• The infant distinguishes self from others

What does Russell Belk mean by objects as 'extensions of ourselves'?

• Objects physically attach to us

• Objects serve as tools that express who we are

• Objects define our future goals

• Objects are independent from identity

When someone treasures a handmade gift because of the effort put into it, it shows Sartre’s idea of connecting through:

• Controlling an object

• Creating or buying an object

• Knowing about an object

• Using an object to control others

A teenager who used to love racing cars but now prefers family cars demonstrates which concept?

• Emotional attachment

• Transitional objects

• Changing material self through life stages

• Consumerism

According to Jarrett, a child who refuses to give up a toy shows the development of ____________ from parents:

• Emotional independence

• Transitional objects

• Material identity

• Social belonging

A person who values a watch because it symbolizes success rather than its function shows:

• Low materialism

• Emotional attachment

• Social meaning

• Personal association

Which of the following best reflects a healthy financial mindset?

• Buying items to impress others

• Pretending to be rich for social status

• Spending beyond one's means

• Budgeting and saving for emergencies