Class Notes: Self Affirmation (October 4th)

Question 1

What is a Deliberative Mindset?

Answer 1

· Predecisional

· Think about the expected values of potential action goals

· Not yet committed to the goal, thinking of the pros and cons of committing or not committing to the goal

Question 2

What is a Implemental Mindset?

Answer 2

· After you make the decision, but its before you take action in the direction of the goal
· When where and how, will you achive that goal
· Goal awaits successful implemations
· Once you committed to the goal, the results and rewards are distraction. Same with reevaluating the decision.

Question 3

Deliberates (type of people when making a choice).

Answer 3

Impartial information processing

Question 4

Implemental (type of people when making a choice).

Answer 4

-Partial information processing

Question 5

If normal peoples perceptions are marked by positive biases, how can they effectively identify and make use of negative feedback they may encounter in the world?

Answer 5

Can help with:
-Good decision making
-Deliberation
-Weigh pros and cons
-suspend illusions
-Goal striving process
-Implementation
-Task Oriented, focused
-Marshal Illusions

Question 6

Mindsets and Illusion of Control

Answer 6

Deliberation: Immediate and long term consequences of making and not making decisions

Implementation: 5 steps for bringing about the project. List when, where, and how each step would be preformed.

Question 7

Contingency learning task with lightbulb

Answer 7

Light will turn on 75% of the time when you press the button.
It will also turn on 75% of the time when you don’t press the button.
· People still feel like they still control the light with the button.

Note: “Mindset theory suggests that a deliberative mindset entails openness to information in one’s environment, whereas an implemental mindset entails filtering of information. We hypothesized that this open- versus closed-mindedness influences individuals’ breadth of visual attention.”

Question 8

How does the deliberate vs implemental mindset influence your perception of self?

Answer 8

When it comes to self perceptions, deliberating about a goal decreases positive self views.

While implemental increases positive self views.

However: All groups rated themselves as above average. Even in deliberative self mindset, they rate themselves as higher then the average.

Question 9

Relationship Illusions and the implemental mindset

Answer 9

When implemental mindset about a personal goal (not a relationship goal) = see partner more positively.

Question 10

Are people more accurate in their assessments in a deliberate mindset?

Answer 10

Yes!

They looked at students in long distance relationships, CEGEP students applying to Uni, and the Gollwitzer manipulation of university students in dating relationships

-By putting a person in a state of deliberation, their expectations are more likely to change.

People don’t want to look at things in a realistic way, unless they were in a deliberate mindset. Even if the deliberate state is about something else.

Ex. Asked people how long they think their relationship will last.
-And people in a deliberative state will give a more accurate forecast.

Question 11

Does the deliberative mindset just make you more pessimistic?

Answer 11

People in a deliberate mindset, only gave a bad rating on the time of the relationship were the ones who broke up
Ex. Deliberate mindset people in good relationships still gave good scores for their relationship.

So no, just makes you realistic!

Question 12

Is dileberation a good mindset then?

Answer 12

Always falling into deliberation= always wondering and thinking and become paralyzed

Question 13

What happens when you’re deliberating a relationship goal?

Answer 13

When deliberating about a relationship goal- this is like a threat to their relationship and or triggering insecurity in their relationship
· Defend-boost partner ratings.
· Also, if committed to the relationship and deliberate.
· SO if feel threatened- you get defensive and upsell your relationship to justify your choices

Question 14

What is Compensatory relationship enhancement?

Answer 14

· Find out you and your partner have different values about making a pregnancy decision.
· They can find out if this relationship is a core part of their identity.

· Couple do a quiz on life decisions- The experimenter returned with a 47% similar result (not good) (47% is fabricated just to see how they’ll react to the score)

· They rate their relationship higher as a defence.

Question 15

How do we Assimilate and contrast to self affirm?

Answer 15

· Assimilate: “I am a McGill student- not anyone can be here! So, I’ll do well.”
· Contrast: “___ could never get in here and do this”