Finals Ulit Flashcards
The cognitive representation of who one is
Self concept
Suggest that given that self concept are rooted in cultural world views and that cultural world views duffer across cultures
Independent vs interdependent self construal theory
A sense of self that views the self as a bounded entity, clearly separated from relevant others
Independent self-construal
Individuals focus on personal, internal attributes -individual ability, intelligence, personality traits
Independent construal of self
A sense of self that views the self as unbounded
Interdependent self construal
The self is unbounded, flexible with overlap between the self and relevant others
Interdependent construal of self
Triandis proposed the existence of three types of selves
Private
Public
Collective
Suggest that because humans have unique cognitive abilities,bwe are aware of tge fact that we will die eventually
Terror management theory
A culturally based construction that consists of viewing oneself as living up to specific contingency of values
Self esteem
Refers to ways by which we bolster our self esteem
Self enhancement
Refers to the tendency to downplay one’s virtues
Self effacement
Us achieve through the giving and receiving of compliments between partners
Mutual self enhancement
A set of relatively enduring behavioral and cognitive characteristics …
Personality
A characteristic or quality distinguishing a person
Trait
Refers to the ideas that each culture has a modal personality types
National character
