Module 3: Self-Concept: Who Am I?

Question 1

What is a self-concept?

Answer 1

What we know and believe about ourselves

Question 2

What is self-schema?

Answer 2

Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information

Question 3

What is the spotlight effect?

Answer 3

The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are

Question 4

What is individualism?

Answer 4

The concept of giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications

Question 5

What is collectivist?

Answer 5

Giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often one’s extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly.

Question 6

What is planning fallacy?

Answer 6

The tendency to underestimate how long it will take to complete a task.

Question 7

What is dual attitude system?

Answer 7

Differing implicit (automatic) and explicit ( consciously controlled) attitudes toward the same subject 
Verbalize explicit attitudes may change with education and persuasion; implicit attitudes change slowly, with practice that forms new habits

Question 8

What is implicit?

Answer 8

Automatic

Question 9

What is explicit?

Answer 9

Consciously controlled

Question 10

What is social Psychology?

Answer 10

We are who we are with

Question 11

What is collectivist?(in class)

Answer 11

Group membership
Define the self in terms of you membership
Ex I am catholic, sister,

Question 12

What is individualist ? (In class)

Answer 12

Independent unique
Define yourself as an independent and unique not the same in the group
Ex strong powerful
There are disorders that are socially driven

Question 13

What is social cognition?

Answer 13

Social concept how I define myself according to others

Question 14

What is a schema?

Answer 14

Collection of ideas that are all related

Self concept is a schema about yourself

Question 15

What is the spotlight effect?

Answer 15

“Get over yourself” effect
Thinking that everybody cares about what you do or have
All eyes on you
Ex= what I am wearing

Question 16

What is prime ?

Answer 16

Make it standout
Prime pre categorize to make you say something
Blue bird

Question 17

What is self-concept?

Answer 17

Who am I?

Question 18

What is self- esteem?

Answer 18

How you value your self

Love myself

Question 19

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 19

Your beliefs about the ability to accomplish tasks, to act, what you can do, get things done
Ex people asking for a raise
believing what you can and cannot do, get things
Ser eficaz

Question 20

What is the difference between self-concept and self -esteem?

Answer 20

Self - concept whether you belong to a collectivist or individualist
Ex I am father
Self- esteem
I am good person Iam worthy, I matter

Question 21

What is self-affirmation?

Answer 21

Something you would do to increase yourself esteem

Question 22

Does it matter if you are in a collectivist or individualistic culture in self-concept, self- esteem and self-efficacy?

Answer 22

Self-concept: how you define your self is going to differ whether you are in a collectivist or individualistic only this one will be affected by the culture
Self-esteem: not affected
Self- efficacy: not affected

Question 23

Which one is more important? (SC, SE,SEf)

Answer 23

Self- efficacy

Question 24

Psychology is sometimes

Answer 24

The rule of all equal

Question 25

Self - esteem does not affect

Answer 25

Your life in measurable things
Ex teenagers pregnant
You can still be a good person
Does not change anything