the self in the social world Flashcards
what does self-concept represent?
what you’re thinking about when you ask yourself “who am I?”
what does your self-esteem represent?
how you see your worth as a person, “am I a worthy social partner?”
what does your self knowledge represent?
a collection of scripts and schema over your lifetime to explain yourself and predict your actions
what does your social self represent?
the social self is comprised of social roles that you hold (ex: mother, daughter, teacher, student)
- the roles are defined by actions you undertake and your relations with other people
what is automatic processing?
“implicit” or “intuitive” thinking that operates outside of our conscious (UNCONSCIOUS) control and is essential for human processing
- this type of thinking is impulsive, effortless and habitual
what is controlled processing
“explicit” thinking that operates within our CONSCIOUS control
- this type of thinking is deliberate and reflective
what did Baldwin find while discovering how social stimuli can activate different thoughts and feelings about the self?
found that people who were unnoticeably/subliminally exposed to faces of accepting people on screen, had more positive self esteem and positive attitude.
- same visa versa for less accepting exposure
what is the downside of automatic processing?
our deliberative conclusions about our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, are often wrong!
why are our deliberative conclusions about our thoughts, feelings and behaviours often wrong?
because we are not aware of the way in which automatic processes shape our everyday experiences and our thoughts about those experiences.
who is the best at predicting the future of your relationship?
your mom and your best friend
true or false?
we can get happier, happiness goes up and down depending on what you’re doing, and certain things make us happier, we just don’t know what they are.
true
true or false?
people with children tend to, in general, be happier people.
false.
people with children tend to be a little less happy
- more children = less happiness
what are the top 2 things that make people happy?
marriage and religion
what is the psychological immune system?
the psychological immune system includes strategies for rationalizing, discounting, forgiving, and limiting emotional trauma
define resiliance
a persons psychological ability to withstand and recover from certain difficult experiences
