Identity

Question 1

Self Schemas + all information about who we are as an individual (think Big Picture).

Answer 1

Self concept

Question 2

Beliefs and ideas about yourself

Answer 2

Self Schema

Question 3

Self esteem

Answer 3

feelings about yourself

Question 4

self conscience

Answer 4

awareness of self

Question 5

things that happen outside of us are out of our control

Answer 5

External Locus of Control

Question 6

We think we have power over things

Answer 6

Internal Locus of Control

Question 7

External Locus of Control + Low Self Efficacy

Answer 7

Learned helplessness

Question 8

“RJ feels he is intelligent” is an example of

Answer 8

self schema

Question 9

“RJ feels good about himself because he is going to be a doctor” is an example of

Answer 9

self esteem

Question 10

“RJ believes he is no good at finding veins and is going to bruise a patient if he tries to draw blood” is an example of

Answer 10

self efficacy

Question 11

violation of social norms

Answer 11

deviance

Question 12

This arises from deviance

Answer 12

social stigma

Question 13

conscious/unconscious management of personal image

Answer 13

impression management

Question 14

what theory about social interactions postulates that we present ourselves like actors depending on the situation

Answer 14

Dramaturgical perspective of Identity

Question 15

Front stage self

Answer 15

Play a role for a situation

Question 16

backstage self

Answer 16

the way we act when no there is no audience

Question 17

What is the difference between Social Learning Theory and Social Comparison Theory

Answer 17

Social Learning Theory- we form our identities by observed behavior/identity

Social Comparison Theory- we form our identities by comparing our-self to others

Question 18

Who noted that as people age they are able to better understand the feelings and perspectives of others?

Answer 18

Robert selman

Question 19

what famous case illustrated the bystander effect?

Answer 19

Kitty Genovese case (woman stabbed outside of apartment)

Question 20

adjusting behavior based on others behavior

Answer 20

conformity

Question 21

Yielding to an authority figure

Answer 21

Obedience

Question 22

Theory about how we understand our own behavior

Answer 22

Attribution theory

Question 23

Dispositional attribution

Answer 23

blame behavior on internal causes

Question 24

Situational attribution

Answer 24

blame behavior on external causes

Question 25

Fundamental Attribution error

Answer 25

Attribute behavior to personality/ character and NOT to the Situation

“Ben is late because he slept in not because of traffic”

Question 26

Actor observer biase-

Answer 26

o attribute own action to the situation

Question 27

Self-Serving Bias

Answer 27

Attribute success to self but failure to others

Question 28

Optimism Bias

Answer 28

Believe that bad things happen to other people but not to ourselves

Question 29

Just world Belief

Answer 29

Believe that bad things happen to others because of their actions