CHAPTER TWO: THE SELF IN A SOCIAL WORLD Flashcards
spotlight effect
when we overestimate how much people are paying attention to you (centre stage)
illusion of transparency
the illusion that our concealed emotions can be easily reads by others
social comparisons
when we use our observations on how we differ from others to define ourselves
planning fallacy
underestimate how long it will take to complete a task
impact bias
overestimating how long an emotion causing event will impact you
affective forecasting
predictions about future feelings
immune neglect
underestimate the speed and strength of the “psychological immune system” (includes strategies for rationalizing, forgiving, etc.)
self-esteem
a person’s overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth
self-efficacy
our belief in our own competence
self-serving bias
the tendency to perceive oneself favourably (attributing successes to internal factors and attributing failures to external factors)
defensive pessimism
anticipates problems and motivates coping
false consensus effect
overestimating the extent to which others share our beliefs and unsuccessful behaviours
false uniqueness effect
underestimating the extent to which others share our beliefs and successful behaviours
self-handicapping
protecting one’s self image by creating excuses for later failure
self-presentation
wanting to present a desired image to ourselves and others
