Social Interactions

Question 1

How does social sanctioning affect emotional expression

Answer 1

Men may be made fun of if they show emotion
Women may be seen as bitches if they are aggressive
But then vice versa may yield positive results

Question 2

What is self presentation

Answer 2

How we envision our authentic self and on how we think it will be advantageous to appear in a situation

Question 3

What are the five self presentation strategies

Answer 3

Self disclosure - what you disclose to others about yourself
Managing appearances - how you dress and act
Ingratiation - sucking up
Aligning actions - presenting actions in a more appealing way
Altercasting - your a med student so you should get your homework done without being told, advertising

Question 4

3 factors contributing to attraction

Answer 4

Physically attracted to someone
you are in proximity to that person
You are similar to that person

Question 5

What is altruism

Answer 5

Helping other people at a cost to yourself

Question 6

What are the kinds of social support

Answer 6

Emotional
Informational
Material
Companionship

Question 7

If the baby is distressed when you leave then calms down and then is happy with you return it is

Answer 7

Secure attachment

Mom is attentive to child and they know shewill come back

Question 8

Baby is very distressed when mom leaves and then has a mixed response upon return

Answer 8

Ambivalent attachment

Mom is inconsistent. And cant be relied on

Question 9

Baby doesnt care when mom leaves or returns

Answer 9

Avoidant attachment

When mom is neglectful

Question 10

Baby is confused and hesitant behaviour when mom leaves and comes back

Answer 10

Disorientated attachement

Warning sign of abuse

Question 11

Foraging means

Answer 11

Looking for food

Question 12

What is game theory

Answer 12

Decision making under circumstances of incomplete info where there are other actors making similar choices
Like a wolf thinking if it should fight the alpha or go along with the pack it also depends on what other members of the pack do

Question 13

Inclusive fitness vs altruism

Answer 13

Alturism is more general idea that you sacrifice something to help others
Fitness is more specific in that the sacrifice is to so your genes can be selected for at the group level. Ie a mom sacrifices herself so that her kin can carry on in the group

Question 14

What is the dramaturgical approach to self presentation

Answer 14

Life is like a stage

We have a front stage and back stage self

Question 15

implicit vs explicit ways of socialization of gender norms for children

Answer 15

explicit - parents dress you like a girl and praise you for being pretty
implicit - see mom wearing dresses

Question 16

explain identity development from the freudian perspective

Answer 16

conflicts that remain from developmental stages can impact identity

Question 17

explain identity development from kohl bergs perspective

Answer 17

viewpoints about morality in social conventions shapes our political identity and sense of self

Question 18

what is the looking glass self

Answer 18

how we build conceptions about of self based on how we think other people think of us

Question 19

what is meads (the guy who came up with looking glass self) idea of role taking

Answer 19

it is how we understand others perspectives and replicates social expectations
end point is ultimately targeted towards the self

Question 20

difference between self concept and self identity

Answer 20

generally synonyms but self identity puts more emphasis on schemas and which groups they belong to

Question 21

what is self schema

Answer 21

traits we ascribe to ourselves

good sense of humour

Question 22

what is self verification

Answer 22

we want others to perceive us according to how we perceive ourselves

Question 23

internal vs external locus of control

Answer 23

internal see yourself as responsible

external too outside factors as responsible

Question 24

what is self concept

Answer 24

how we perceive ourselves, made up of self schemas

Question 25

what is self esteem

Answer 25

overall sense of worth

Question 26

what is self efficacy

Answer 26

degree people see themselves effective

Question 27

how can someone have high self esteem but low self efficacy

Answer 27

Micheal Jordan has high self esteem but if you ask him to perform a surgery he will have low self efficacy in that situation

Question 28

fisherman selection

Answer 28

preferences for physical traits that have no use besides attracting mates such as peacock feathers