SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY - THE SELF Flashcards
Whats the red smudge study?
One year old and 2 year old do in the mirror
Whats the looking glass self?
Often a big difference between the actual self ad the self we construct based on what we think others see of us
Whats the self-enhancing triad?
- overestimate good points
- overestimate control
- unrealistically optimistic
Whats self -knowledge?
- stored in many ‘self schemas’
- different aspects of our selves so if one slef schema fails we use another to bolster our self-esteem
Whats slef-discrepancy theory?
Actual self
Ideal self (strive for)
Ought self (strive to avoid not reaching)
Ideal and ought are self guides
What does self-regulation reduce?
Discrepancy between our actual self and the ideal self
Who talks about social comparison?
Festinger
Explain social comparison?
Comparison with simialr others not suitable for performance measure
Comparison with similar others validates our opinions
Who talks about social comparison and self - enhancement?
Medvec, Marley and gilovick
What does Allen, knipler and chan argue about?
Analysis of Rio 2016 athletes who reach the podium in photos and interviews
Differences in pics of happiness
Whats the self-evaluation maintenance/
When upward social comparisons are
unavoidable there are ways to avoid harming our
self esteem.
Self - categorisation theory?
Group comparisons so that you choose
membership of a group that suits at the time
to maintain self-esteem
e.g. Not a bad salary for a woman but pretty poor for
a graduate
Explain self presentation and impression management?
People use strategies to get others to see them in a positive light
Motives can be either strategic or expressive
Whats the five motives y jones and Pittman?
Self promotion
Intimidation
Ingratiation
Exemplification
Supplication
What did they find about the atheletes happiness
Gold
Bronze
Silver
Whats self conceptual consequences?
- Observer believ actor is an extrovert
- Perception and interpretation of actor’s behaviour are selectively biased so that the actor’s behaviour is seen to confirm expectations
• The actor is treated as an extrovert
• The actor’s behaviour is constrained such that they can’t help but
behave in ways other than extrovert
• Actor’s behaviour becomes more extrovert
• Actor perceives self as an extrover
The 4 tactics to win a friends - jones
- Be similar but credible
- Be selectively modest
- Use the strategy sparingly
- Discuss winning connections
