Unit 1 - LAA2 - influences of Others on The Self

Question 1

What is meant by self-concept?

Answer 1

how we see our selves

Question 2

What is the term for how we see our selves?

Answer 2

Self Concept

Question 3

How does our self concept develop?

Answer 3

the more experiences we go through in our life

Question 4

Why does our self concept change a lot in childhood in comparison to adulthood?

Answer 4

we go through more experiences that shape our self concept

Question 5

What can our self concept be based on?

Answer 5

membership in certain social groups/social categories, such as sports teams, religions, political parties or social class therefore it is strongly influenced by others.

Question 6

Give an example of what your self concept can be based on

Answer 6

sports teams, religions, political parties or social class therefore it is strongly influenced by others.

Question 7

What are 2 components within self concept?

Answer 7

Self esteem and Self image

Question 8

What 2 components make up self concept?

Answer 8

self esteem and self image

Question 9

What is meant by self esteem?

Answer 9

its a persons feeling of self worth or value they place on them selves

Question 10

What is meant by self worth?

Answer 10

How much value a person places on themselves

Question 11

How does self esteem link to self concept?

Answer 11

People with high self-esteem have a positive self-concept.

Question 12

What is self esteem based on?

Answer 12

its based on the thing you do

Question 13

How can tasks affect your self esteem?

Answer 13

The more successful tasks you complete the more self esteem

Question 14

Aside from tasks, where else does self esteem come from?

Answer 14

How others react to us, comparing ourselves to others, the social role we have

Question 15

Aside from how others react to us, where else does self esteem come from?

Answer 15

Comparing ourselves to others, the social role we have, successful tasks

Question 16

Aside from comparing ourselves to others, where else does self esteem come from?

Answer 16

the social role we have, successful tasks, how others react to us

Question 17

Aside from the social role we have, where else does self esteem come from?

Answer 17

successful tasks, how others react to us and comparing ourselves to others

Question 18

What is meant by how others react to us?

Answer 18

the way people respond to our presence and actions

Question 19

How can the behaviour of others affect our self esteem?

Answer 19

if others respond to us in ways that makes us feel good it increases our self esteem

Question 21

What is meant by the social role we have?

Answer 21

the part/job we play in the social situation i.e. job

Question 21

How can social roles affect our self esteem?

Answer 21

some social roles carry stigma which can lower our self esteem

Question 22

How did Jan et al investigate self esteem?

Answer 22

they looked at the relationship between social media and self esteem using a survey of 150 students

Question 23

What did jan et al find in their investigation of social media and self esteem?

Answer 23

there is a negative correlation between social media and self esteem

Question 24

What does a negative correlation between social media and self esteem show?

Answer 24

the more you use social media, the lower your self esteem

Question 25

What is meant by self image?

Answer 25

your awareness of your mental and physical characteristics

Question 26

How does our self image develop?

Answer 26

it develops over time and influences by the experiences we have

Question 27

is everyones self image influenced by the same thing?

Answer 27

some things may be similar but may have a different impact

Question 28

What is your self image based on?

Answer 28

feedback from other people for example family and friends

Question 29

Who’s feedback is the most important to our self image?

Answer 29

family and friends or people we value the most

Question 30

Give an example of someone with a positive self image

Answer 30

o Feels confident
o Compares themselves positively with peers
o Content with how they look & has belief in their own ability
o Positive feedback received from friends and family on looks and abilities

Question 31

Give an example of someone with a negative self image

Answer 31

o Doubts own ability
o Compares themselves negatively with peers and images on social media / TV / magazines
o Received negative comments from friends and family on physical appearance or mental ability

Question 32

Someone who doubts their own ability would be described to have a…..

Answer 32

negative self image

Question 33

Someone who Compares themselves negatively with peers and images on social media / TV / magazines would be described to have a…..

Answer 33

negative self image

Question 34

Someone who received negative comments from friends and family on physical appearance or mental ability would be described to have a…..

Answer 34

negative self image

Question 35

Some one who feels confident would be described to have a….

Answer 35

positive self image

Question 36

Someone who compares themselves positively with peers would be described to have a…

Answer 36

positive self image

Question 37

someone who is content in how they look and who they are would be described to have a….

Answer 37

positive self image

Question 38

someone who receives positive feedback from family and friends would be described to have a….

Answer 38

positive self image

Question 39

What is meant by self efficacy?

Answer 39

a person’s belief in their ability to succeed in a particular situation

Question 40

if somebody has high self efficacy….

Answer 40

they will believe that they can overcome challenges

Question 41

if a person has low self efficacy…

Answer 41

they will not believe they can succeed

Question 42

What did Bandura believe about self efficacy?

Answer 42

that individuals develop their self-efficacy through experience

Question 43

Aside from belief, what else can influence self efficacy?

Answer 43

our emotional state

Question 44

if you are mentally healthy, how does this impact your self efficacy?

Answer 44

You have high self efficacy

Question 45

If you are anxious or angry, how does this impact your self efficacy?

Answer 45

you have low self efficacy

Question 46

How can others influence your self efficacy?

Answer 46

Through vicarious reinforcement and social persuasion

Question 47

What is meant by vicarious reinforcement/ experiences?

Answer 47

when you observe another person (role model) achieving success on a task, it increases your belief that you can do the same (especially if you perceive them to be similar to yourself).

Question 48

How can vicarious reinforcement influence our self efficacy?

Answer 48

if we get the same reward after imitating the behaviour we observed it increases our self efficacy

Question 49

What is meant by social persuasion?

Answer 49

Receiving positive verbal feedback

Question 50

How does social persuasion influence our self efficacy?

Answer 50

They believe that they have the skills and capabilities to succeed. This overcomes self-doubt and persuades a person that they can achieve success.