Chapter 5

Question 1

Self-Concept

Answer 1

Cognitive representations of one’s own self, idea, or images one has about oneself and how and why one behaves

Question 2

Self

Answer 2

Psychological construct that people create to understand themselves and their world better

Question 3

Sense of Self

Answer 3

The core of every human being, unconsciously and automatically
influencing our thoughts, actions, and feelings

Question 4

Lewis (1990)

Answer 4

Believed that there are two components to the development of self-concept:

Existential Self: Who we are as an individual
Categorical Self: Who we are in the world

Question 5

Concept of self varies in different cultures

Answer 5

1. Different cultures have different rules of living and exist within different environments
2. Individuals integrate, synthesize, and coordinate their worlds to produce differences in self-concepts

Question 6

Independent construal of self:

Answer 6

Sense of self that views the self as a bounded entity, separated from relevant others

Question 7

Interdependent construal of self:

Answer 7

Self that is unbounded, flexible, and contingent on context

Question 8

Assessments of the Independent versus Interdependent Self-Construal Theory

Answer 8

1. Idea that American culture is individualistic and Asian cultures are collectivistic is being challenged by several studies
2. Degree to which previous findings were limited by the research methodologies used to test the differences should be considered

Question 9

Self-enhancement

Answer 9

Collection of psychological processes by which one bolsters their self-esteem

Question 10

Terror management theory

Answer 10

Humans are aware of and terrified of inevitable death

– Create psychological phenomena as a buffer against the terror of dying