The self Flashcards
When asked ‘who are you’ why are Chinese people more likely to describe themselves in involvement with others than Americans?
Due to their collectivist culture
What did Ross find about Chinese-Canadian participants?
They were collectivist when speaking in Chinese and individualist in American
What is a dialecticism difference?
How dialect affects culture. Chinese people can explain being happy and sad at the same time
Wilson and Nelson did what study with four stockings?
Participants had to pick their favourite from four identical stockings and had to say why. They gave good reasons despite the stockings all being the same.
What is social comparison theory
- Where things cannot be measured objectively, people look to others for cues about how things should be judged.
Who ran the study where participants did a fake test on aesthetic value and were then told if they were above or under average?
Klein
What is mediation
When feedback changes the way you view yourself and helps shape your behaviour
What does it mean that the mind is multi-faceted?
The multiple aspects of oneself
Swann had people receive feedback from 3 people (one negative, neutral and positive) and which did they participant choose to meet?
The negative one which shows that self-enhancement is about being understood
