Social Psych Flashcards
independent view of the self
defining oneself in terms of one’s own internal thoughts, feelings, and actions and not in terms of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of other people
Interdependent view of the self
defining oneself in terms of one’s relationships to other people, recognizing that one’s behavior is often determined by the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others
Causal Theory
theories about the cause of your own feelings and behaviors
Self perception theory
When our attitudes and feelings are uncertain, we try to figure them out by observing our behavior and the situation it happens in
What helps you have more self control?
thought suppression
don’t fight it, lean into it
we have limited amount of energy put into self control
Self esteem
- when self-esteem is threatened, we feel the highest level of discomfort
- people with high self-esteem have more dissonance when they do something wrong than people with low self esteem
- the way we try to maintain positive views of ourselves
self knowledge
the way we understand who we are and organize this information
self control
the way we make plans and execute decisions
impression management
the way we present ourselves to other people and get them to see us the way we want to be seen
upward social comparison
set a goal to aim for
downward social comparison
to feel better about yourself
who would experience the greatest amount of cognitive dissonance?
when confronted with a mismatch between beliefs, attitudes, or actions, leading to mental discomfort
Ex: smokers
justification of effort
- way of reducing dissonance
- increase liking for something they worked harder to attain
role of self esteem in cognitive dissonance
People with high self-esteem have more cognitive dissonance when they do something wrong compared to people who have low self-esteem
external justification
A reason or explanation for dissonant personal behavior that comes from outside the individual
