Chapter 5 Flashcards
Having an discussion with yourself while interacting with someone else does what
Interrupt active listening
a tendency to view alien groups or cultures from the perspective of one’s own
Ethnocentric
What we perceive ourselves to be is called… It also involves the mental picture you have for yourself, how you judge yourself and to an extent is based on how you think others see you
Self-concept
One’s own sense of individually, motivations, and personal characteristics
Self
A learned predisposition to a concept or object, can vary from one another
Attitude
Ideas based on our previous experiences, and characteristics, can serve a frame of reference through which we interpret our world
Beliefs
Central concepts and ideas of what we consider good and bad, right and wrong, worthy of our effort and attention or unworthy, guide our interpretation of the world
Values
William James, a philosopher discussed concept of self in three ways name them
Material self, spiritual self, and social self
Your self-concept is comprised of what two images
Self-image and self-esteem
The physical objects and artifacts that we surround ourselves with to define and reflect our self-concept
Material-self
Focuses on intangible aspects of ourselves, including values, moral beliefs, that make us who we are
Spiritual-self
Involving informal and formal interactions with others, which emphasizes a person’s constantly changing nature in these interactions
Social-self
Has to do with how you feel about yourself and your attributes
Self-esteem
The image of yourself
Self-image
What two eating disorders characterized by self-concept that reinforces dangerous behaviors which can have life-threatening results
Anorexia and bulimia
A process where what we sense in communication with others become internalized
Self-concept
We look to others and how they view us, treat us, and interact with us to gain insight into our own identity
Looking-glass self
According to Festinger our own evaluation of self in relation to peers of similar status or qualities. We engage in
Social comparison
Robert Rosenthal introduced four key principles to summarize the self-fulfilling prophecies
- We form certain expectations of people or events 2. We communicate those expectations with various cues, verbal and non verbal 3. People tend to respond to these cues by adjusting their behavior to match the expectations 4. The outcome is that the original expectations becomes true.
