Final Textbook 15 Flashcards

1
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“me”

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includes everything we hold dear, not just our personality traits

body, home, possessions, and even family members

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includes everything we hold dear, not just our personality traits

body, home, possessions, and even family members

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“me”

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3
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self

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our psychological nature: our abilities and our personalities

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4
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our psychological nature: our abilities and our personalities

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self

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5
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self-regulation

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the ability to restrain impulses and maintain focus on long-term

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6
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the ability to restrain impulses and maintain focus on long-term

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self-regulation

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7
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information-processing filter

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purpose of the self

guiding us to pay attention to and remember the information that really matters to us, as well as to keep it organized

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purpose of the self

guiding us to pay attention to and remember the information that really matters to us, as well as to keep it organized

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information-processing filter

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9
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third purpose of the self

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relate to others

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10
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relate to others

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third purpose of the self

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11
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identity

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purpose of the self

remind us of where we fit in

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12
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purpose of the self

remind us of where we fit in

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identity

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13
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two types of self-knowledge

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declarative and procedural knowledge

def of self-knowledge: internal marker on the map that says “you are here”

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14
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declarative knowledge

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the facts and impressions that we consciously know and can describe

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15
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the facts and impressions that we consciously know and can describe

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declarative knowledge

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procedural knowledge

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expressed through actions rather than words

e.g. shy person avoid other people and social interaction whenever possible, might not consciously realize they do this

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declarative self

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comprises two kinds of knowledge or opinions you have about your own personality

self esteem and the self-schema

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self-esteem

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overall opinion about whether you are good or bad, worthy or unworthy, or somewhere in between

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overall opinion about whether you are good or bad, worthy or unworthy, or somewhere in between

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self-esteem

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20
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high self-esteem advantages

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good for relationships, can be more open

21
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low self-esteem

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might literally be a danger signal (have evolutionary roots)

22
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self-enhance

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think they are better than the other people who know them think they are

23
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think they are better than the other people who know them think they are

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self-enchance

24
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gender differences in self esteem

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-men have higher self esteem

3 historical reasons

  • men and women are not equals, so they’re self esteem was about equal across genders
  • gender barriers break down, women increasingly become aware of their disadvantaged position, difference in self-esteem grows
  • instead of blaming self for differences, blame the system so self-esteem isn’t too different
25
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self-schema

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all of ones’ ideas about the self, organized into a coherent system

knowledge based on past experience

26
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all of ones’ ideas about the self, organized into a coherent system

knowledge based on past experience

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self-schema

27
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self-reference effect

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the enhancement of long term memory that comes from thinking of how information relates to the self

28
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the enhancement of long term memory that comes from thinking of how information relates to the self

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self-reference effect

29
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self-efficacy

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one’s beliefs about the degree to which one will be able to accomplish a goal if one tries

30
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one’s beliefs about the degree to which one will be able to accomplish a goal if one tries

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self-efficacy

31
Q

possible selves

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the different versions of you that you could be

32
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the different versions of you that you could be

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possible selves

33
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self-discrepancy theory

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you have two kinds of desired selves, and the difference between them and your actual self determines how you feel

34
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you have two kinds of desired selves, and the difference between them and your actual self determines how you feel

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self-discrepancy theory

35
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ideal self

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your view of what you could be at your best

36
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your view of what you could be at your best

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ideal self

37
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ought self

A

your view of wha you should be

38
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your view of wha you should be

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ought self

39
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procedural self

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patterns of behavior that are characteristic of an individual

40
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patterns of behavior that are characteristic of an individual

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procedural self

41
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relational self schema

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based on past experiences that direct how we relate with each of the important people in our lives

42
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based on past experiences that direct how we relate with each of the important people in our lives

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relational self schema

43
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implicit selves

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measure internal functioning through IAT

44
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measure internal functioning through IAT

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implicit selves

45
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Can the procedural self be changed?

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yes, but you have to act to be able to change. Can’t just sit in a lecture to change.

46
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working self-concept

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the continuously changing self

can change based on who you are with

47
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the continuously changing self

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working self-concept

48
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the really real self

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external appearances, attitudes, and behaviors change across situations and over time, but he one who does the experiencing is still in there somewhere, watching everything

49
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external appearances, attitudes, and behaviors change across situations and over time, but he one who does the experiencing is still in there somewhere, watching everything

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the really real self