Digital Self + Unit 3 Flashcards
New field within applied psychology
Mainly focused in the world wide web specifically Social Media
Cyberpsychology
Development of one’s self-concept, including one’s thought and feelings about oneself
Identity
Information related to how we engage and exist online.
Being Online
3 Digital Domains of Being Online:
access and inclusion
learning and creativity
media and information literacy
Information related to how we feel online
Well-being Online
3 Digital Domains of Well-being Online:
ethics and empathy
health and well-being
e-presence and communications
Information related to being accountable online
Rights Online
4 Digital Domains of Rights Online:
active participation
rights and responsibilities
privacy and security
consumer awareness
Exists when an individual is anxious of being left out and feels the constant need to know what the others are doing
It is an anxiety that emanates from the feeling that you are not up to date because of the phase social media and news pass very quickly
Fear of Missing Out (FoMO)
Emerging problem (not yet included in DSM-5 and/or ICD-10)
Dependent, problematic behavior, including withdrawal symptoms, increasing tolerance (for screen use)
Failure to reduce or stop screen activities, lying about the extent of use, loss of outside interests, and continuation of screen use despite adverse consequences
Screen Dependency Disorder
Is a pattern of excessive and prolonged Internet gaming that results in a cluster of cognitive and behavioral symptoms, including progressive loss of control over gaming, tolerance, and withdrawal symptoms, analogous to the symptoms of substance use disorders
Conditions for further study (DSM-5)
Internet Gaming Disorder
Refers to change in behavior potentiality
Learning
Refers to the translation of this potentiality into behavior
Performance
A low degree of stress is associated with _______________
low performance
High stress can set the system into _______________ which leads to less brain activity in the cortical areas where higher-level learning happens
fight-or-flight mode
Moderate levels of cortisol tend to correlate with the _______________ of any type
highest performance tasks
Learning without understanding e.g. memorization
Rote Learning
Learning with understanding
Rational Learning
The adaptation of movement to stimuli relating to speed and precision of performance
Motor Learning
Is learning through establishing RELATIONSHIP
Associational Learning
Process of acquiring attitudes, ideas, satisfaction and judgment concerning values as well as the recognition of worth and importance which learner gains from activities
Appreciational Learning
Most recent impression or association is more likely to be recalled
Recency
Knowledge encountered most often is more likely to be recalled
Frequency
Learning is proportional to vividness of the process
Vividness
Using what has learned will help its likelihood to be recalled
Exercise
Readiness to learn is proportional to the efficiency of learning
Readiness
Observable and measurable end result of several objectives that are to be accomplished in a given time frame
Desired results or outcomes one wishes to achieve
Vision/Aim
Goals
Goal: _____-term
Vision: _____-term
short
long
Vision or Goal
_____ is an idea of what you want to be or what you want to do
Vision
Vision or Goal
_____ are more specific: ‘What do I need to do to reach my vision”
Goal
They determine, what you want to do, where you want to go
Guide to Act
Energizes people to move
No goal = no motivation (they give us direction and purpose)
Motivates One’s Behavior
Who coined the Goal Setting Theory?
Edwin Locke and Gary Latham
Goal setting is essentially linked to _______________
task performance
What is SMART?
Specific
Measurable
Action Plan
Relevance
Time-Bound
Who coined Human Motivation?
Abraham Maslow
Innate goodness
Every human being has a strong desire to realize his or her full potential
Maslow describes these needs as “being arranged in a hierarchy of prepotency”, with physiological needs making up the bottom of the pyramid
Human Motivation
People may pass through various lower levels before attaining this highest stage
Each level has a basic need that must be met before moving up the hierarchy
If lower needs are not met, then growth stops
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Deficiency and Growth Needs)
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (Deficiency and Growth Needs) from lowest to highest:
Physiological
Safety
Love/Belonging
Esteem
Self-Actualization
Who coined Social Cognitive Theory?
Albert Bandura
Emphasizes how cognitive, behavioral, personal, and environmental factors interact to determine motivation and behavior
Self-efficacy is the belief we have in our own abilities, specifically our ability to meet the challenges ahead of us and complete a task successfully
Social Cognitive Theory
Who coined Growth Mindset Theory?
Carol Dweck
According to Carol Dweck, individuals can be placed on a continuum according to their implicit views of “where ability comes from”
Growth Mindset Theory
Dweck states that there are two categories that can group individuals based on their behavior, specifically their reaction to failure:
Fixed Mindset and Growth Mindset
abilities are mostly innate and interpret failure as the lack of necessary basic abilities
Fixed Minset
they can acquire any given ability provided they invest effort or study
Growth Mindset
is the belief we have in our own abilities, specifically our ability to meet the challenges ahead of us and complete a task successfully
Self-Efficacy
