Self-Concept&Self-Control in Social Context Flashcards
Markus and her colleagues(1977) describe the self-concept as consisting of multiple___and peripheral(working) self-schemas and the multifaceted nature of the self-concept has been offered as one explanation for the___,which is the tendency for people to accept vague or general descriptions as accurate descriptions of themselves.
core; Barnum effect
According to__theory,when internal cues are insufficient or difficult to interpret, we identify our internal state by observing our__and/or thecontext in which they occur. This theory is supported by Schachter and Singer’s epinephrine studies in which participants who were either__or ignorant about the effects of the drug acted much like the confederate did.
Selfperception; external behaviors; misinformed;
Research on the___hypothesis found that when children were given an external reward for participating in an activity, they were subsequently__interested in the activity when the reward was terminated.
Overjustification; less
Social comparison theory predicts that we evaluate our behaviors and attitudes by comparing them to those of other people, most often people who we believe are____to us.
similar
Research on__theory confirms that we generally prefer feedback about ourselves that is consistent with our self-concept.
self-verification
People differ with regard to their level of self-monitoring: ___self-monitors are good at identifying what behaviors are expected of them and behave in ways that are consistent with those expectations.
high
__refers to a person’s sense of competence and effectiveness while__refers to the extent to which people believe that personal outcomes are controlled by internal versus external factors.
self-efficacy; locus of control
