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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| where does self concept come from what are the five sources? | 1. introspection 2. perception of ones own behavior 3. influences of other people 4. autobiographical memories 5. cultural influences |
| whats introspection? | self knowledge through looking inward at ones own thoughts and feelings |
| Affective forecasting | we have difficulty in predicting responses to future emotions |
| who came up with the self perception theory? | Daryl Bem - people can learn more about themselves through watching their own behavior when internal cues are difficult to interpret, people gain insight by observing their own behavior |
| influence of other people | people tend to describe themselves in ways that them appart form others - the self is relative |
| Social comparative theory who discovered it | Festinger - when uncertain about our own abilities or options we evaluate self through comparing ourselves with similar others |
| Autobiographical memories | memories that shape our identity. essential for a coherent self concept. typically report more memories from recent times rather than distance memories besides "firsts" and reminiscence peak |
| Cultural influences on self concept | individualism- ones culture values independence, autonomy, and self reliance. collectivism- ones cultures value cooperation from a valued group. |
| self esteem | ones positive and negative self evaluations |
| Leary and Baumeister | - people are inherently social animals. need for self esteem is driven by the need to socialize and connect with people to gain approval. |
| Self discrepancy theory | the mismatch between how we see ourselves and how we want to see ourselves. Actual self and social guides |
| Self guides | Ideal self (how you want to be) and ought self (something you should be doing, he you SHOULD be) |
| self esteem depends on these factors | the discrepancy between actual self and self guides the importance of the discrepancy to the self the extent to which one focuses one ones self discrepancy |
| self presentation | the process why which we try to shape what others think of us and what we think of ourselves |
| 2 types of self presentation | 1 strategic self 2 self verification |
| strategic self | when we act a certain way in front of people in order to shape others impressions of ourselves to get power, authority, approval |
| 2 kinds of strategic self presentation | ingratiation- the desire to "get along" with everyone and be liked self promotion- desire to get ahead and gain respect from others like bragging and showing off |
| self verification | wanting other people to perceive you how you perceive yourself |
| individual differences in self monitoring | tendency to regulate ones own behavior to meet the demands of the situation |
| high self monitors | high focus in strategic self presentation |
| low self monitors | high focus on self verification |
| self regulation | process by which we seek to control or alter our thoughts feelings behaviors and urges |
| ironic processes | Wegner: sometimes the harder we try to inhibit a thoughts ,feeling, or behavior the less likely we are to succeed |
| self handicapping | behaviors designed to sabotage ones own performance in order to provide an excuse for failure |
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