Lectures Flashcards
What is emotional contagion?
Tendency to converge emotionally w another person
What are the two types of social knowledge?
Declarative knowledge - knowing that
Procedural knowledge - knowing how
When do people remember something better?
People remember better when they form an impression rather than having to recall something, because impressions are linked to schemas
What are the determinants of activation?
Activation is the retrieval of an element of social knowledge from a long term memory
- Does the person have the schema?
- Applicability
- Accessibility
Chronic accessibility
Temporary accessibility - Spreading activation
What is the definition of spreading activation?
Activation spreads from one concept to other related concepts
What are some characteristics of automatic processing?
Efficient
Unintended
Difficult to control
Outside of awareness
What are some characteristics of controlled processing?
Effortful
Intentional
Controllable
Aware
Explain the three characteristics of the theory of Lay Epistemics?
- Need for closure
- Want answer on topic
- Seizing + freezing -> first impressions + stereotypes - Desire for validity
- Motivation to be accurate
- More careful judgment – higher personal cost if wrong - Motivation for a specific conclusion
- Situational benefits from 1 belief vs another
- Cherished beliefs
- Various biased thinking
How was the rogue test conducted?
Chimpanzee in mirror – thought it was another ape then realized it was themselves Dot on forehead – know it was them? Counted nbr of times they touched face Can be repeated w young kids Used for testing awareness of self
What are the three types of self-awareness?
Subjective : self =/= environment
Objective: recognize the representation of self
Symbolic: abstract level
How is self-construal put in place?
= definition of self
Through internal and external observation, assimilation, differentiation, self-narrative of autobiographical memory and self-perception
When is an emotion a true emotion according to the 2-factor theory of emotion?
Physiological arousal X cognitive label = emotion
If one or other is missing – not true emotion – very disputed
What is an example of a study disputing the 2-factor theory of emotion?
Injection of hormone – effect or not?
Yes – increased euphoria
When known, hormone increased but not feeling
Arousal + Ø explanation => more emotion
What are three factors of self-processing?
Intersubjectivity - coordination + conflict
Symbolic interactionism - kiss, ring on finger
Self-presentation - attempt to control perception others have of us
What are 5 procedures of self-evaluation?
- Comparison w standards
- Contingencies of self-worth - ie academic validation
- Attribution
- Overgeneralization
- Social construction - what do others think of us
What is the sociometer theory?
Sociometer theory proposes that self-esteem is a psychological gauge of the degree to which people perceive that they are relationally valued and socially accepted by other people.
Which concept has the following definition?
degree to which a person is paying attention to their own thoughts, feelings, behaviours
Self-awareness
What is an example of a study of self-evaluation?
Rating carpet samples, how do they make u feel?
Screen w image: own picture OR nothing OR cowboy video
Lowest evaluation when focus on urself
What elements constitute the chain of self-awareness and self-regulation?
Self focusing cue -> self awareness -> self evaluation -> discrepancies?
yes - negative effect -> escape self-awareness OR self-regulation
What are the three cultural frameworks/historical trends within our culture?
Romantic, modern, postmodern
which period was characterized by the assumption of a deep interior, character, integrity and passion?
The romantic period
Bridgerton
How was the personhood during the romantic period?
o Relationships as a communion of souls
o One has a character/nature, w deep inner presence
o Treat each other as beings w deep inner presences
Who were notable psychologists in the 19th century?
Freud, Karl Jung – personality is not always necessarily accessible to consciousness – ppl find meaning coming from a deep place inside, in order to really understand urself you must spend years exploring the deeper aspects of yourself in therapy
What were the core ideas of the modern period?
Capacity for reasoned observation, the ability to reason define humans.