Chap 3 Flashcards
What is Self-knowledge?
A set of beliefs about onesself
What is Interpersonel self?
Public self- the image of the self that is conveyed to others
What is the agent self?
Executive function- th epart of the self involved in control, including both control over other people and self control
What is Interdependent self construal?
A self concept that emphasizes what makes the self different and sets it apart from others
What is interdependent self contrual?
A self concept that emphasizes what concepts the self to pther people and groups
What are social roles?
The norms that are embedded in are society that certain individuals perform
What is self awareness?
The attention directed at one’s self
What is Private self awareness?
Looking inward on the private aspects of self, including emotions, thoughts, desires, and traits
What is Public self awareness?
Looking outward on public aspects of the self that others ca see and evaluate
What are standards?
Ideas or concepts of how things might possibly be
What is the proccess peopl;e use to control and change their thoughts feelings and behaviors?
Self regulation
What is public self consciousness?
Thinking about how others p[ercieve you
What is looking glass self?
The idea that people learn about thewmselves by imagining how they appear to others
What is a generalized other?
A combonation of other peoples views who tell you who and what you are
What is intro spection?
The process where a person examines the content of their mind and mental states
What is social comparasion?
Examining the difference between oneself and another person
What is upward social comnparasions?
Comparing yourself to those that are better thasn you
What is downard social comparasion?
Comparing yourself to those that are worse off than you
What is self perception theory?
The theory that people observe their own behavior to infer what they are thinking and how they are feeling
What is the Phenomenal self /(working self concept)?
The image of self that is currently active in a persons thoughts
What is intrinsic motivation?
Wanting to perform an activity for its own sake
What is extrinsic motivation?
Performing an activity because of something that results from it
What is overjustification effect?
The tendency for intrinsic motivation to dominish for activities that have become associated with rewartds
What is the appriasial motive?
The simple desire to learn the truth about one’s self
What is the self- enhancement motive?
The desire to learn favorable or flattering things about ones selfq
What isconsistency motive?
A desire to get feedback that confirms what the person already believes about themselves
What is Self handicapping?
Putting obstacles in the way of one’s own performance so that the anticipated or possible failure can be blamed on the obstacle instead of on lack of ability
What is automatic egotism?
Response by the automatic system that everything good is me and everything bad is not me
What is self reference effect?
The finding that information bearing on the self is processed more thouroughly and more deeply and hence remembered better than other information
What is the endowment effect?
The finding that items gain value to the person who owns them
What is self esteem?
How favorably someone evaluates himself or herself
What is self protection/
Trying to avoid loss of esteem
What are self depiction stratagies?
Mental trciks people use to help them believe things are false
What is a sociometer?
A measure of how desirable one would be to other people?
What is Narcissism?
EXCESSIVE SELF LOVE AND SELFISH ORIENTATION
What is self presentation?
Any behavior that seeks to convey some image of self or some information about the self to other people
