Chapter 13 - Social-Cognitive Theory Related Conceptualizations Flashcards
Which social-cognitive theory did Hazel Markus create?
Self conceptualized as a schema
Self-schemas are often developed about personal attributes based on…
Socially important events/aspects
What does it mean that people are ‘schematic’ about some things but not others?
Some people more knowledgeable in one field than another
What do reaction-time measures measure?
How long it takes to respond typically relevant to self-schema, where highly self-schematic brings faster reaction time
According to Markus, depending on situation, different ___________ come into action. This explains the ________ self-concept.
Schemas; working
Why does working self-concept occur?
Think differently of selves in different social contexts
Which social-cognitive theory did Willian Swann create?
Self-enhancement and self-verification
What is self-enhancement?
Motive to maintain/enhance positive views of self
What is self-verification?
Motive to obtain information consistent with one’s self-concept
Swann present evidence that people gravitate toward relationships with others who see them as…
They see themselves
Which social-cognitive theory did Carol Dweck create?
Learning vs performance goals
What is the difference between learning and performance goals?
Learning: enhance knowledge and mastery
Performance: making good impression on others
What are implicit theories?
General beliefs that influence thinking
What is the difference between ‘entities’ and ‘incremental’?
Entity: fixed
Incremental: gradually/naturally changes overtime
People who view characteristics as ________ tend to set performance goals, whereas people who see them as ___________ tend to set learning goals.
Entities; incremental
