Week 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What is self-esteem?
A
Affective evaluation of self concept
2
Q
What commonly defines self-worth?
A
Varied aspects, often related to the success or failure within these aspects.
3
Q
How do we often define the self?
A
Related to favourable aspects of wellbeing
4
Q
What kind of false illusions do people have of themselves?
A
Positive ones
5
Q
What is self handicapping?
A
Behaviour that purposely sabotages success as an excuse for failure
6
Q
What is sandbagging?
A
Negatively lowering expectations by predicting future failure
7
Q
Explain why we “bask in the glory” of others
A
Associating ourselves with others who we perceive as worse off to make the self better in comparison.
8
Q
What largely impacts the ideas of self and self norms
A
Culture
