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mid term 1 Flashcards

1
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how many alter egos are there

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second, third and forth self

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2
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self knowledge can be acquired by?

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introspection

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3
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what did dan mcadams talk about

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he says that we are telling a story about ourselves as we live our lives

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4
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are other people a good source of knowledge about ourselves

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yes

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5
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what is a self schema?

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refers to a long lasting and stable set of memories that summarise a persons beliefs, experiences and generalisations about the self, in specific behavioural domains

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6
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people can hold self schemas about

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physical characteristics
interests
personality traits
behaviours

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7
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what are the origins of sense of self?

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family and other socialising agents
situationism
culture
gender
social comparisons

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8
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what are reflected self appraisals?

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a belief about what others think of ones self

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9
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what are the two types of cultures?

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independent and interdependent

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10
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what Is the spotlight affect?

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the belief that others are paying more attention to ones appearance and behaviour than they really are

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11
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what is illusion of transparency?

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illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others

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12
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what is self esteem ?

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the overall positive or negative evaluation an individual has of themselves.

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13
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what are the types of self esteem?

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trait self esteem: a persons enduring level of self regard across time

state self esteem: refers to the dynamic, changeable self evaluations a person experiences as momentary feelings about the self

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14
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dark side of self esteem?

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narcissism

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15
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what are the self enhancement strategies?

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  1. better than average effect/ illusory superiority
  2. self affirmation
  3. self verification
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16
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what is self efficacy?

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a persons particular set of beliefs that determine how well one can execute a plan of action in prospective situations

17
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what is learned helplessness?

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the sense of hopelessness and resignation learned when a person perceives no control over repeated bad events

18
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what is locus of control?

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the extent to which people perceive outcomes as internally controllable by their own efforts or as externally controlled by chance or outside forces

1.internal
2.external

19
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what is self serving bias?

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any cognitive process that is distorted by the need to maintain and enhance self esteem

20
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what is self handicapping?

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protecting ones self image with behaviours that create a handy excuse for later failure

21
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what influences our social judgement ?

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  1. available information
  2. how information is presented
  3. how we seek information
22
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how do we receive information about the world?

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firsthand and secondhand

23
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what is pluralistic ignorance?

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situation in which a majority of group members privately reject a norm, but incorrectly assume that most others accept it and therefore go along with it

24
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what is self fulfilling prophecy?

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the tendency for people to act in ways that bring about the very thing they expect to happen

25
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what are order effects?

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  1. primary effect: the greater influence on judgement by information presented first in a body of evidence
  2. recency effect: the greater influence on judgement by information presented last in a body of evidence
26
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what are framing effects?

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the influence on judgement resulting from the way information is presented

  1. attribute: highlighting something as positive or negative
  2. temporal: we think about actions and events within a particular time perspective
27
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when an event is close at Hand we think about it in narrower more concrete terms, what is this phenomenon called?

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construal level theory

28
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what is priming?

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it is an unconscious form of human memory which is concerned with activating particular associations or connections in mind

positive prime words
negative prime words

29
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what are heuristics?

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simple, efficient rules which people often use to form judgements and make decisions

two types
1. availability
2. representativeness

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