Self and Identity

Question 1

At the center of our worlds, more pivitol for us, any anything else …

Answer 1

is ourselves

Question 2

The study of self and indentity is about who?

Answer 2

Me, you and everyone.

Question 3

What historical factors led to the development of the self?

Answer 3

Secularisation

• Rewards in this life rather than the next.

Industrialization

• increased geographical mobility.

Enlightenment

• New Values system, such as democracy.

Education

• Increased social mobility.

Question 4

Which culture notions to self is related with the following characteristics?

• Identity of connection with others
• We – group goals matters
• Disapproves Egotism
• Collective Asian and Third World.

Answer 4

Interdependent

Question 5

Which culture notions to self is related with the following characteristics?

• Identity is me, individual goals
• What matters is me, my rights and achievements
• Disapproves Conformity
• Individualistic Western

Answer 5

Independent

Question 6

The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior then they actually are is known as …

Answer 6

The Spotlight Effect

Question 7

• The Illusion that our concealed emotions can be easily read by others.
• Your fear of others in public speaking, cannot be read by others.
• Understanding the concept of Illusion of Transparency may increase speech quality and relaxed appearance.

This concept is known as the …

Answer 7

• Illusion of Transparency

Question 8

We also … the visibility of our social blunders

Answer 8

overestimate

Question 9

• A person’s answers to the question “Who am I?” is known as self-…

Answer 9

Concept

Question 10

Belief about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information is known as …

Answer 10

• Self-schema

Question 11

Schemas are…

Answer 11

• A set of cognitions about people and social experiences
• How we organize information in memory how the social word operates
• How we Provides a framework to categories, remember and interpret information about people and social experiences.

Question 12

Person schemas are

Answer 12

• Specific people
  
  • Your inferences of other people, not an inferences of themselves.
  • Ie, your mother, who your mother is, it is your construction to you.
  • Your mother may have a different schema about your grandmother.

Dependent on who you are and your relationship to this person

Question 13

• Actual self – how you currently are.
• Ideal Self – how you would like to be
• Ought self – how you think you should be

These concepts are known as …

Answer 13

Self-discrepancy Theory

Question 14

• We are not good at predicting future states of happiness or sadness
• Impact bias – overestimates the enduring impact of emotion-causing events
• Immune neglect – the tendency to underestimate the speed and strength of “psychological immune system”, which enables emotional recovery and resilience after bad things happens

This is known as ..

Answer 14

• Affective forecasting

Question 15

SELF-ESTEEM is a modern condition which is simply

Answer 15

• Our overall-self-evaluation or sense of self-worth.
• The sum of all our self-schemas and possible selves.

Question 16

What are some examples of high v low self-esteem

Answer 16

• Persistent and resilient in the face of failure vs vulnerable to impact of everyday events
• Emotionally and affectively stable vs wide sings in mood and affect
• Less flexible and malleable vs more flexible and malleable
• Less persuaded and influenced vs easily persuaded and influenced
• Less conflict between wanting and obtaining success and approval vs wanting of it but skeptical
• React positively to happy and success vs react negatively to it
• Self enhancement vs self-protective motivational orientation.

Question 17

An inflated sense of self is known as …

Answer 17

NARCISSISM

Question 18

What are some charactersitics of a person with NARCISSISM

Answer 18

• Lack of care for others
• Unable to take criticism
• Narcissists can be charming and entertaining

Question 19

The tendency to perceive oneself favorably is known as

Answer 19

Self-serving bias.

Question 20

• The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcome to other factors is known as …

Answer 20

• Self-serving attributions

Question 21

“I know most people agreewith me that global warming threatens our future”

Which bias is this and what example is it of?

Answer 21

Self Serving Bias.

False concensus and uniqueness.

Question 22

When couples cannot agree on the cause-effect sequence.

“I withdraw because you nag”

“I nag because I withdraw”

This is known as what in close relationships?

Answer 22

Attributional Conflict.

Question 23

The of expressing oneself and behaving in ways designed to create a favourabe impression or an impression that corresponds to with one’s ideals is known as

Answer 23

Self Presentation

Question 24

Being attuned to the way one presents oneself in social situations and adjusting ones performance to create the desired impression is known as

Answer 24

• Self Monitoring

Question 25

A person who:

• Context specific, adapt and change behavior depending on the social settings
• High attuned to other people, good molders and adapters.
• Good at sales, being attuned to the customer.
• Adaptable and changeable
• May express attitudes they don’t hold;
• Are less likely to act on their attitudes
• May be less committed to relationships
• May perceived as dishonest

Are known as people with …

Answer 25

• High self-monitoring

Question 26

People who:

• More consistent, less responsive to social settings
• More likely to say what they think or feel,
• Being true to their own values, more expressive.
• Can appear less sensitive to other’s feelings
• Are less likely to get along with others in social settings.

Are known as people with …

Answer 26

• Low Self monitoring