Unit 3: The Self in the social world Flashcards
What is the definition of a self schema and how does it help us react?
elements of your self-concept
beliefs by which you define yourself, organize and guide the processing of self-relevant info
organization helps us react more quickly and effectively in social situations
What is self-concept?
It is the ans to the question “Who am I?”
If being athletic is one of your self schemas, what might you notice more?
You will likely notice others athletic skills
What is the sens of control in relation to self-schema?
They contribute to our sense of control over our social world
What are possible selves?
They are visions of who we might become in the future
who we dread becoming and want to become
what is the spotlight effect?
The tendency to see ourselves center stage by overestimating others attention to us
How does the spotlight effect influence our perception?
We think everyone is noticing our emotions, clothes, thoughts, and appearance more than they actually are aka illusion of transparency
What is the Savitsky and Gilovich experiment with Cornell students?
- asked student w/ no past experience to prepare speech after a 5 minute preparation
- CG; no no further instructions/ EG; were “reassured”
ppl rated their speech quality and percieved nervousness - despite EG being more nervous not a big gap in perceived nervous
How do social surroundings affect self-awareness?
- being the only member of a particular group heightens self-conciousness
eg race, gender, social status
How does self-interest affect social judgment during conflict?
We tend to attribute more responsibility to the other person than to ourselves
What happens when things go well in terms of self-interest?
We tend to take more credit for the success
How does self-concern influence social behavior?
It motivates us to monitor our appearance and behavior to meet social expectations
How do social relationships shape our sense of self?
- our relationships shape our sense of self-definition
- we may have diff selves depending on who we are with
What is social comparison?
the process of evaluating ourselves in relation to others
why do we engage in social comparison?
- gain a benchmark for self-evaluation
- determine id we meet social norms
What types of social comparisons are there?
a) upward comparison; comparing ourselves to people who are better than us in a particular domain
b) downward comparison; comparing ourselves to people who are worse than us in a particular domain
What does the term “keeping up with the joneses”
the tendency to compare ourselves to others and strive to match their level of possessions and achievement
what are the consequences of social comparison and its relation to social media?
can affect our self-esteem, motivation, and behavior
intensifies with social media as they present idealized versions of others lives
What is Self-Presentation?
the act of expressing ourselves and behaving in ways designed to create a favorable impression or an impression that corresponds to ones ideals
- eg use excuses, apologize to maintain that image
who is this self-presentation for?
for both an external audience and an internal one (ourselves)
is our self- image accurate? why?
not always, sometimes others can predict our behavior more accurate
due to biases and blind spots from being objects due to the effect it can have on our self-esteem
What is self-handicapping?
is a self-presentation tactic where we create obstacles to success to protect our self-esteem in case of failure
eg student procrastinates, to be used as an excuse in case of bad score
what do we blame our failure on during self-handicapping?
external causes, real or not real
what are self-presentation tactics?
methods we use when we are trying to affect the impression that others form of us
