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Social Psychology chapter 5

Terms in this set (30)

self knowledge/concept
knowledge about the self, self awareness, self esteem, self deception
interpersonal self
(public self) self presentation, member of a group, relationships, social roles, reputation
agent self
decision making, self control
independent self
-way of defining ones self in terms of internal thoughts, feelings, and actions and not thought, feelings, and actions of other people.
-people see themselves as separate
-we are in control of own life
-american culture
-ex. people who live in the city
interdependent self
-way of defining oneself in terms of relationships to others
-recognizing that ones behavior is often determined by the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others
-in terms of people you are close to
-lead to prejudice to other groups
-Japanese culture
-ex. people living in rural areas.
-ex. women define sleeves in terms of relationships
introspection
-looking inward to determine info about self
-reflecting about self
-not always accurate
affect (noun)
emotion
affective forecasting
-trying to predict "how will I feel in the future?"
-not accurate b/c external influences
-people exaggerate emotional impact
self awareness theory
-when people focus attention on self they will evaluate and compare behavior to internal standards and values
-private
-public- how am I coming across to people? does it match my standards?
-ex. mirror - less likely to cheat
escaping the self
-people can go far to escape self
-ex. binge drinking/eating, drugs, suicide - reduces self awareness
-not living up to moral standards
self perception
-inferring to internal state by observing our behavior and situation in which it occurs. -ex. pride based on posture
overjustification effect
-tendency for intrinsically motivated (do this behavior because we like or enjoy it) to be undermined by extrinsic rewards ($)
emotional arousal
-bodily state of arousal
-cognitive label specifying
misattribution arousal
-inaccurate about cause of something
-excitation transfer
-mislabeling arousal
social comparison theory
-no objective information is available, person will evaluate self in relation to others.
-different types of people we compare to (depends on situation)
3 motives of self comparison
self evaluation, self enhancement, self improvement
self evaluation
want to know where I stand - compare to similar others
self enhancement
want to feel better about self - compare to those worse off (boosts self esteem)
self improvement
want to better self - compare with those better off (upward social comparison) - can hurt self esteem if aimed to high
self regulation
-capacity to change (willpower) - resisting temptation
-can be depleted, need practice to maintain
impression management
-how do people manage to impress others
-attempt by people to see them as they want to be seen
goals with impression management
-appear likable
-appearing smart
-conveying high status and power
self esteem
-how do we feel about ourselves? (pos. or neg.)
-ones overall attitude about self
self evaluation maintenance theory
-feel proud about close association with successful others
-jealousy, loss of self esteem
how to maintain self esteem
-distance self from person
-reduce relevance of domain
-hurt other persons performance
-work hard to improve self esteem
high self esteem - good
positive, friendly, motivation, narcissistic, overestimate abilities, not able to deal with failure
high self esteem - bad
think you are invincible, take more risks, more gambling/drug/alcohol abuse, threaten it - violent, aggressive, prejudice
self handicapping
withdrawing effort or creating obstacles to ones future effort/self esteem
ways people self handicap
drugs, not practicing, alcohol, choosing unattainable goals, procrastination
self verification
-comforting if things stay consistent
-consistency can be more useful than self esteem
-consistency between personal self view and how others view us
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