Ch. 5 The Self

Question 1

independent view of the self

Answer 1

a way of defining oneself in terms of one;s own internal thoughts, feelings, actions, and not in terms of the thoughts, feelings and actions of other people.

Question 2

introspection

Answer 2

the process whereby people look inward and examine their own thoughts, feelings, and motives
-introspection-may lead us to the true causes of our feelings and behaviors but we will manage to convince ourselves it did

Question 3

self awareness theory

Answer 3

the idea that when people focus their attention on themselves they evaluate and compare their behavior to their internal standards and values
- we become self-conscious, in the sense that we become objective, judgmental observers of ourselves, seeing ourselves as an outside observer would

Question 4

self perception theory

Answer 4

the theory that when our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or ambiguous, we infer these states by observing our behavior and the situation in which it occurs
states that we infer our own feelings in the same way; we observe our behavior and explain it to ourselves

Question 5

social comparison theory

Answer 5

the idea that we learn about our own abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves to other people

Question 6

self esteem

Answer 6

people’s evaluation of their own self worth-that is the extent to which they view themselves as good, competent, and decent

Question 7

narcissism

Answer 7

the combination of excessive self love and lack of empathy toward others

Question 8

fixed mindset

Answer 8

the idea that we have a set amount of an ability that cannot change

Question 9

growth mindset

Answer 9

the idea that our abilities are malleable qualities that we can cultivate and grow

Question 10

social tuning

Answer 10

the process whereby people adopt another persons attitude

-this means that we adopt the views of people we like and reject the views of those we do not