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Question 1

Self-esteem differences in experience and anticipation of success

Answer 1

people with high self esteem feel good about success

low self esteem might feel anxiety and self-doubt and proud

Question 2

Wood et al. (2005)

Answer 2

LSE and HSE took six tests. randomly half of Ss received unambiguous success feedback on the tasks. Other half received no feedback

Results:
Study 1) success increased anxiety in LSE but not HSE

Study 2) LSE increased anxiety, decreased number of positive memories they retrieved about performances in similar situations, did not increase expectations for future success or the number of positive self-thoughts they had about themselves

Study 3) in their description of positive events LSE anticipated more anxiety, and made more negative statements about both the self and the event

LSE get freaked out by success

Question 3

Wood et al. (1994)

Answer 3

When do LSEs revel in success?

they feel that their chances for future success are secure

e.g. they won a contest and think the same situation will come again and they’ll win again

Question 4

When do LSEs revel in success?

they feel that their chances for future success are secure

Answer 4

Wood et al. (1994)

Question 5

Self-esteem and Reactions to Failure

Answer 5

Brown & Dutton (1995)

as self-esteem as a capacity to maintain or restore momentary feelings of self-worth

HSEs have more of this capacity than do LSEs (they are better able to respond to failure in ways that restore feelings of self worth

Question 6

Brown & Dutton (1995)

as self-esteem as a capacity to maintain or restore momentary feelings of self-worth

Answer 6

Self-esteem and Reactions to Failure

Question 7

Self-esteem and Reactions to Failure: Results

Answer 7

feelings of self worth (FOSW) lower in failure than success condition among LSEs but not HSEs

e.g. LSEs assume they failed because they’re stupid, HSEs did not

Question 8

Reconciling Wood et al. (2005) with Brown & Dutton (1995)

Conclusions for both

Answer 8

HSEs receive a global, undiluted, unambiguous emotion and confidence boost from success (makes them feel proud, confident, and calm)

HSEs are relatively unaffected by failure

LSEs are ambivalent about success (makes them feel proud but anxious)

LSEs can be emotionally devastated by failure

Question 9

Self-esteem and positive self-affirmations

Wood et al. (2009)

Answer 9

relative to the no statement control group, repeatedly saying “I am a lovable person” marginally improved the mood of HSE Ss, but caused the LSE Ss mood to plummet significantly below that of their control-group counterparts

Question 10

positively reframing

Answer 10

“what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” “you can only go up from here” “at least you learned a valuable lesson”

Question 11

“what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” “you can only go up from here” “at least you learned a valuable lesson”

Answer 11

positively reframing

Question 12

negative validation

Answer 12

“this situation must seem awful to you” “I understand why you feel so bad. I did when it happened to me”

Question 13

“this situation must seem awful to you” “I understand why you feel so bad. I did when it happened to me”

Answer 13

negative validation

Question 14

social support and self-esteem

Marigold et al. (2014)

Answer 14

LSEs would respond better to negative-validation support and HSEs may or may not respond better to positive reframing

knowing this, people still want to positively reframe LSEs’ stressful experiences

Question 15

LSEs would respond better to negative-validation support and HSEs may or may not respond better to positive reframing

Answer 15

social support and self-esteem

Marigold et al. (2014)

Question 16

Baumeister (1989)

Answer 16

responses of the high self-esteem represent a self-aggrandizing, risky interpersonal style (they’re willing to bet that they can back up their boastful claims about themselves)

responses of the low self-esteem individuals represent a self-protective, conservative interpersonal style (take the defensible middle-ground, reduces their exposure to risks of failure and humiliation)

Question 17

responses of the high self-esteem represent a self-aggrandizing, risky interpersonal style (they’re willing to bet that they can back up their boastful claims about themselves)

responses of the low self-esteem individuals represent a self-protective, conservative interpersonal style (take the defensible middle-ground, reduces their exposure to risks of failure and humiliation)

Answer 17

Baumeister (1989)

Question 18

Which has the more malleable self-concept, HSE or LSE?

Answer 18

LSE

less likely to be able to tell you what kind of people they are with any clarity or certainty and what they tell you about themselves might change tomorrow

easier to trick LSE people into thinking that they have interests and attributes that they don’t really have than it is to fool HSE people