Chapter 5) Lecture Definitions - the self or who am I

Question 1

Parts of the self: What are the three parts of the self?

Answer 1

Self knowledge/self concept (information you know about yourself)

Interpersonal self (the public self you present to the world)

agent self (the executive function which determines what is true you and what elements you need in a given situation, the moderator between the other two parts)

Question 2

Theories of the self: social roles

Answer 2

the expectations that come with certain roles you fill. think me as student vs brother

Question 3

theories of the self: looking glass self

Answer 3

Charles Horton Cooley: we understand ourselves based on how others perceive us

Question 4

Social comparison

Answer 4

we understand ourselves by comparing ourselves to others

Question 5

Festinger: upwards vs downwards comparisons

Answer 5

Comparing yourself to someone better than you will likely make you feel worse about yourself. comparing yourself to someone worse than you will likely make ourselves feel better.

we do it in subjective areas to people who are similar to use

Question 6

self perception

Answer 6

we gain self knowledge through analyzing our behaviors. close others may become identified with yourself here

Question 7

Facial Feedback Hypothesis

Answer 7

you can generate emotions by holding your face in a certain position

Question 8

power stance

Answer 8

if you force yourself into a powerful body stance you will feel less stressed

Question 9

the independent self

Answer 9

looking at your own behaviors and actions when I comes to self knowledge

Question 10

interdependent self

Answer 10

when you incorporate others when it comes to your own self image

Question 12

Self knowledge

Answer 12

the overall set of beliefs one has about themselves

Question 13

self schemas

Answer 13

shortcuts for how we understand ourselves

Question 14

motives for self knowledge

Answer 14

appraisal, self enhancement, consistency

Question 15

appraisal

Answer 15

we want to understand how we stack up to others, therefore, we need to understand ourself to be able to compare it to others

Question 16

self enhancement

Answer 16

we want to feel better about ourselves, to do so we need to know what we are good at, and where we should put resources to improve

Question 17

consistency

Answer 17

used to verify what you already believe,

Question 18

introspection

Answer 18

examining your own mind or mental state

Question 19

nesbitt and wilson

Answer 19

underwear study, people will make up excuses and be biased when introspecting. our brains are lazy and will come up with one idea to make our mental state more simplistic than it is

Question 20

why does the self matter?

Answer 20

self reference, endowment, self discrepancy theory

Question 21

self reference

Answer 21

information related to the self seems to be processed more deeply

Question 22

self esteem

Answer 22

how you value yourself

Question 22

self discrepancy theory

Answer 22

actual, ought and ideal self. alignment = self esteem

Question 23

sociometer theory

Answer 23

we use self esteem as a gauge for how much others like us.

Question 24

self esteem and gender

Answer 24

there is little difference.

teenage girls have a little less than teenage boys, men have higher esteem when it comes to attraction and athletic ability, women have it higher when it comes to morality and ethics

Question 25

self esteem and culture

Answer 25

ask for help

Question 26

what are the pros and cons of positive illusions

Answer 26

pros: feels good, allows us to take risks

cons: narcissism, can limit growth

Question 27

positive illusions

Answer 27

people who are considered having a healthy level of self esteem overestimate good components of ourselves and underestimate bad components of ourselves.

Question 28

optimal margin theory

Answer 28

the best about of self esteem is in the middle. some amount of delusion is helpful, but too much can be harmful

Question 29

self enhancement

Answer 29

making the actual self better, or the perception of the self better

Question 30

implicit egotism

Answer 30

people flock to things that remind them of themselves

Question 31

self serving bias

Answer 31

we take credit for our successes and blame other for our failures

Question 32

self handicapping

Answer 32

if we don’t believe we can do something, we want to remain consistent and not do that thing

Question 33

BIRG

Answer 33

when someone you care about succeeds, you feel the enhancement

Question 34

self presentation

Answer 34

how you present to others around you

Question 35

spotlight effect

Answer 35

we think people pay more attention to us than they actually do. embarrassing t shirt

Question 36

strategic presentation

Answer 36

we try to shape others’ impression of ourselves to gain an advantage

Question 37

conspicuous consumption

Answer 37

when you choose what you purchase with the intent to fit in with a particular image. think vegan resturaunt

Question 38

favorability vs plausibility

Answer 38

when creating exaggerations of your positive traits, they need to be plausible, if they seem implausible it will work in the opposite direction and people will dislike you more than like you

Question 39

awesomeness vs preservation

Answer 39

oftentimes people will do awesome things that are risky for the sake of their image

Question 40

self - verification

Answer 40

we like to get others to see us as we do, we engage in behaviors that will confirm our own image

Question 41

self awareness

Answer 41

being aware of yourself in relation to the world

think mirror and halloween

Question 42

phenomenal self

Answer 42

the current self image that is active in your mind, can be very different from the self you are trying to get others to see