8 - Self-Identity, Social Thinking, and Social Interactions Flashcards
what is self concept?
how someone thinks about or perceieves/evaluates themself
what is existential self?
knowledge that you are separate/distinct from others
what is categorical self?
awareness that even though we are a distinct entity, we exist in the world with others
what are the 3 elements of self concept theorized by carl rogers?
self image, self esteem, ideal self
what is personal identity?
things unique to you
what is social identity?
groups you belong to
what is self esteem?
respect and regard for self
what is self efficacy?
belief in ones ability to do things
what is strong self efficacy?
ability to bounce back from setbacks
what is weak self efficacy?
focusing on personal failures and negative outcomes
what is locus of control?
refers to extent to which people think they have control over their life
what are the 5 stages of Freud’s psychosexual development?
Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latent, Genital
what is fixation, in the context of Freud’s developmental theory?
getting stuck at a certain stage of development
What are the age ranges for the stages of Freud’s development model?
Oral: 0-1, Anal: 1-3, Phallic: 3-6, Latent:6-12, Genital: 12+
what is the oral stage?
baby focused on interacting with world through mouth, fixation leads to smoking, nailbiting, eating too much
what is the anal stage?
baby focues on deveoping self efficacy for pooping/peeing. fixation leads to messiness/disorganization in adult life
what is the phallic stage?
baby starts to see opposite sex parent as rival for attention. Oedipus/Electra complex. fixation leads to sexual dysfunction in adulthood
what is the latent stage
nothing much really happening, libido focused on developing communication skills. fixation doesn’t lead to much of anything
what is the genital stage?
individual develops sexual maturity
what are the 8 stages of Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development
trust v. mistrust, autonomy v. doubt, initiative v. guilt, industry v. inferiority, identity v. role confusion, intimacy v. isolaton, generativity v. stagnation, integrity v. despair
what is the age range and virtue for the trust v. mistrust stage
0-1, HOPE, failing to acquire it leads to suspicion/mistrut
what is the age range and virtue for the autonomy v. doubt stage
1-3, children develop independence by walking away from parent, virtue achieved is will. negative outcome is feeling of inadequacy and lacking self esteem
what is the age range and virtue for the initiative v. guilt stage?
3-6, reach sense of purpose, negative outcome is guilt (becomes follower)
what is the age range and virtue for the industry v. inferiority stage?
6-12, greater significance/self esteem
what is the age range and virtue for the identity v. role confusion stage
12-20, virtue is fidelity, negative outcome is rebellion
what is the age range and virtue for the generativity v. stagnation stage
adults feel like they giving back, develop sense of care for others
what is the age range and virtue for the integrity v despair stage
65+ virtue is wisdom, contemplating on life
what are the 4 elementary functions that babies have as proposed by Vygotsky?
attention, sensation, perception, memory
what is the more knowledgable other?
part of Vygotsky’s theory. is the person who who knows more than the learner and assists in their development
what is the zone of proximal development?
link between can and can’t do, should be target for teaching.
what is Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?
3 stages, looks at how people develop their moral standards
what are the 3 stages of Kohlberg’s moral development theory?
pre-conventional, conventional, post conventional
what is the preconventional stage divided into?
obedience v. punishment and individualism vs self interest
what is the conventional stage divided into?
societal norms/acceptance and law and order
what is the post conventional stage divided into?
social contract and universal ethical principle
what is a reference group?
the group to which a person compares themselves
what did charles cooley think about social development?
everyone you interact with influences you
what did Mead think about development?
developed idea of social behaviorism, as we grow up our belief on how we are perceived by others predominates in 3 stages
what are mead’s 3 stages?
prepatory(interaction through imitation), play stage (pretend play), game stage (understand society as a whole
what is the I and me?
me is what what we learn through interactions with others, I is response of individual
what is the actual self?
balance between I and me
what is the looking glass self?
person’s sense of self develops through perceptions of how others perceive us
what is an internal attribution?
attributing something to someone’s internal factors
what is an external attribution?
attributing something to the person’s environment
what is are the 3 elements of the covariation model?
consistency, distinctiveness, consensus
when there is a high degree of consistency
more likely to attribute to internal factorsEx: this one guy is always late
when there is a high degree of distinctiveness
more likely to attribute to external/environmental factorsEx: guy is late because of huge car crash
when there is high degree of consensus
more likely to attribute to external factorsEx: whole group of people late to a meeting
what is the actor-observer bias?
attribute one’s own actions to external causes, while attributing other people’s behaviors to internal causes
what are characteristics of individualistic cultures?
attribute success to internal factors but failure to external factors
what are characteristics of collectivist cultures?
attribute success to external factors but failure to internal factors
what is the optimism bias?
belief that bad things happen to other people but not us
what is stereotyping?
attributing a certain though/cognition to a group of people (overgeneralizing). this is a cognitive aspect
what is stereotype threat?
decrease in performance when presented with a negative stereotype