Chapter 3 Social Self Flashcards
Self-monitoring
The tendency to change behavior in response to the self presentation concerns of the situation.
Overjustification effect
The tendency for intrinsic motivation to diminish for activities that have become associated with a reward or other extrinsic factors.
Downward social comparison
Defensive tendency to compare ourselves to others who are worst off than we are.
Self-presentation
Strategies people use to shape what others think of them.
Facial feedback hypothesis
The hypothesis that changes in facial expression can lead to corresponding changes in emotion.
Bask in reflected glory (BIRG)
Increasing self esteem by associating with others who are successful.
Private self consciousness
A personality characteristic of individuals who are introspective often attending to their own inner state.
Self esteem
An effective component of the self consisting of a persons positive and negative self evaluation.
Self-concept
The sum total of an individuals beliefs about his/her personal attributes.
Self-perception theory
The theory that when internal cues are difficult to interpret people gain self insight by observing their own behavior.
Social comparison theory
The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.
Public self consciousness
A personality characteristic of individuals who focus on themselves as social objects as seen by others.
Two factor theory of emotion
The theory that the experience of emotion is based on two factors: physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal.
Self awareness theory
The theory that self focus attention leads people to notice self discrepancies thereby motivating either an escape from self awareness or a change in behavior.
Self-handicapping
Pbehaviors designed to sabotage ones performance in order to provide a subsequent excuse for failure.
