The social self

Question 1

Cocktail party effect

Answer 1

More likely to hear things relating to yourself in a group setting/complex environment

Question 2

Collective self:

Answer 2

beliefs about ourselves as members of social groups to which we belong

Question 3

Collective culture:

Answer 3

emphasize needs of group over needs of the individual

Question 4

Contingencies of self worth:

Answer 4

If-then rules of self worth

Question 5

Direct Feedback

Answer 5

Type of feedback that is told directly to us

Question 6

Downward social comparison

Answer 6

Where we compare ourselves to those below us in skill, boosts self esteem when we thing we wont experience the same misfortune

Question 7

Illusions of control:

Answer 7

Fallacy of control over things we have no control over

Question 8

Impression Management:

Answer 8

Strategic control of information communicated to audiences, can be trial or not, audience meal or imagined

Question 9

individual self

Answer 9

beliefs about our unique personality traits, abilities, preferences, tastes, talents, and such

Question 10

Interdependent culture

Answer 10

Focuses on connectedness, relationships

Question 11

Introspection:

Answer 11

way of gleaning information about the self by looking inwards

Question 12

Reasons generated attitude change:

Answer 12

attitude change resulting from thinking about reasons for the attitude

Question 13

Reflected appraisal:

Answer 13

source of knowledge from looking outwards through the looking glass

Question 14

Relational self:

Answer 14

viewing the self in terms of our relationship with others

Question 15

self and self schema:

Answer 15

mental structure people use to organize info about the self, influence what they notice about self

Question 16

Self affirmation theory

Answer 16

Theory that we have self esteem to cope with specific failures and as a general anxiety buffer

Question 17

Self assessment

Answer 17

motivator, desire for accurate self knowledge, used to assess aspects important to our identity

Question 18

Self awareness:

Answer 18

occurs between 18 & 24 months, limited to very specific mamals

Question 19

Self complexity:

Answer 19

refers to perceived knowledge of self based upon the number of distinct cognitive structures

Question 20

Self discrepancy theory:

Answer 20

people compare themselves to internalized standards called self guides, different representations can have different things causing discrepancy and discomfort

Question 21

Self efficacy:

Answer 21

sense that one is competent and effective

Question 22

Self enhancement:

Answer 22

self motivator, need for a positive self view and to protect against negative feedback

Question 23

Self esteem:

Answer 23

global evaluation of one’s self

Question 24

Self handicapping:

Answer 24

being lazy to give yourself an excuse for suboptimal performance

Question 25

self monitoring:

Answer 25

personality trait that allows people to adapt well to social cues

Question 26

Self perception theory:

Answer 26

when uncertain about our attitudes or feelings, we focus on our own behavior

Question 27

Self reference effect:

Answer 27

remember info better if we relate it to ourselves

Question 28

Self serving bias:

Answer 28

any cognitive bias used to preserve self esteem

Question 29

self verification:

Answer 29

motivator, need to maintain stable subjectively accurate self concept

Question 30

Social comparison theory:

Answer 30

knowledge from looking outward, by comparing to others, either up or down

Question 31

sociometer theory:

Answer 31

have self esteem as a protection against isolation, protects against isolation

Question 32

Spontaneous self concept:

Answer 32

self when spontaneously described as in “tell me about yourself”

Question 33

Terror Management theory:

Answer 33

have self esteem to protect us from fear of death

Question 34

Upward social comparison:

Answer 34

compare yourself to someone better, motivating if believe it is achievable

Question 35

How do we gain self knowledge?

Answer 35

By looking either inwards or outwards

Question 36

How accurate is our self knowledge?

Answer 36

We are fairly accurate, but several problems as in with the sock example

Question 37

What is the self motivated to do?

Answer 37

Maintain stable self concept (verification), positive self view (enhancement), accurate self knowledge (assessment)

Question 38

Why is it important to study the self?

Answer 38

TO understand what motivates us as humans and the decisions we make

Question 39

What are some ways that culture can influence the self?

Answer 39

Western vs eastern cultures has a large effect on independence and conformity

Question 40

Do other animals have self awareness?

Answer 40

Yes some do, we test by using the mirror test, if they can recognize that they are looking at themselves in the mirror.