reading 3: articles Flashcards
what is drinking identity and how does it relate to self concept
the extent to which one associates themsleves with drinking- it is a facet of self concept.
what is the difference btween explicit and implicit drinking identity
explicit- self report measure of ones drinking behaviour and implict- stronger predictor such as associating with other heavy drinkers
how do relocation and role changes after graduation affect dirnking behaviours
after graduation relocation and role changes may reduce the proximity to heavy dirnking networks- environments where people drink less.
what methods were used in lindgren et al’s study
531 undergraduates assess social networks and alcohol consumption- the alcohol slef-concept scale to measure drinking identities.
what did lindgren et al find
implicit and explicit identities were positively correrlated but the correlation was weak.
Baumeister proposed what model of self control
the resource model
what is the resource model
self control is a limited resource that when depleted leads to ego depletion, making self control efforts prone to failure.
what is the main critique of ego depletion literature
effext size is smaller than thought- led to concerns about publication bias and questionable practices.
what did baumeister find regarding self esteem and performance
high self esteem does not necessarily lead to better perfromance and other factors like grades impact self esteem
what did frosyth et al suggest about self esteem and academic performance
correlation between self esteem and academic performance- this is not causation.
what did forsyth et al discover between self esteem and performance
boosting self esteem led to poorer academic performance.
what did ryan and duci research on the face name matching effect find
bbith can match face to names above chance with the effect occuring for afults but not children- names influence perception of appearance
