lecture 3: social cognition and the self Flashcards
what is self schema?
cognitive representation of oneself
what is the self reference effect?
self referent words are easier to recall- the cocktail party effect shift attention to our name because its a self-referent word.
self-perception theory?
our own behaviour as a basis for inference for the self-schema.
what is self-determination theory ?
external motivations (driven by rewards/approval/money). Internal motivations (behaviour is driven by self-interest.
looking glass self
others perceptions of us feed into our self-schema- we assume what others think about us.
what is social comparison theory?
use others to evaluate our own abilities and characteristics- think of ourselves in terms of what makes us unique.
upwards social comparison
when we compare ourselves to someone better than us.
what is downards social comparison?
to someone we perceive as less than us so we feel better about ourselves
what are the three simultaneous selves?
actual self, ideal self and ought self
what is self-control?
ability to override thoughts, emotions and behaviours- used to balance between self-expression and self-presentation.
self-control dependent…
limited resources
self-regulation
is like a muscle, prolonged use of self-control causes self-fatigue
what is the process of self-control?
controlling your behaviour shifs motivation away from further control-tmeporarily shifts to rewarding behaviour.
self-esteem
indicates how you are doing in terms of successes and failures
