Social Psychology Ch. 3 Flashcards
Self-Concept
The sum total of a person’s thought and feelings that define the self as an object.
Self
A symbol-using social being who can reflect on his/her own behavior.
Self-Esteem
A person’s evaluation of his or her self-concept.
Self-Awareness
A psychological state in which one takes oneself as an object of attention.
Self-Consciousness
The habitual tendency to engage in self-awareness.
Self-Regulation
The ways in which people control and direct their own actions.
Control Theory of Self-Regulation
A theory contending that, through self-awareness, people compare their behavior to a standard, and if there is a discrepancy, they work to reduce it.
Self-Discrepancies
Discrepancies between our self-concept and how we would ideally like to be (ideal self) or believe other think we should be (ought self).
Multiple Self-Aspects Framework
A theory that describes self-concept as a collection of multiple self-aspects that organize and guide a person’s behavior when they are activated in specific situations.
Independent Self
A way of conceiving the self in terms of unique, personal attributes and as a being that is separate and autonomous from the group.
Interdependent Self
A way of conceiving the self in terms of social roles and as a being that is embedded in and dependent on the group.
Cultural Frame Switching
The process by which biculturalists switch between different culturally appropriate behaviors depending on the context.
Gender Identity
The identification of oneself as a male or a female.
Social Identities
Aspects of a person’s self-concept based on his or her group memberships.
Ethnic Identity
An individual’s sense of personal identification with a particular ethnic group.
Strategic Self-Presentation
Conscious and deliberate efforts to shape other people’s impressions in order to gain power, influence, sympathy, or approval.
Self-Handicapping
Actions that people take to sabotage their performance and enhance their opportunity to excuse failure.
Self-Monitoring
The tendency to use cues from other people’s self-presentations in controlling one’s own self-presentations.
Self-Enhancement
The process of seeking out and interpreting situations so as to attain a positive view of oneself.
Self-Verification
The process of seeking out and interpreting situations so as to confirm one’s self-concept.
Explicit Self-Esteem
A person’s conscious and deliberate evaluation of his or her self-concept.
Implicit Self-Esteem
A person’s unintentional, and perhaps unconscious, evaluation of his or her self-concept.
Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model
A theory predicting under what conditions people are likely to react to the success of others with either pride or jealousy.
