4- Motivated Self-Knowledge and Effects on Information Processing

Question 1

What is development of the self not?

Answer 1

Not objective or random

Question 2

What is self-assessment?

Answer 2

Desire to learn the truth about the self

Question 3

What kind of motive is self-assessment?

Answer 3

Accuracy

Question 4

What does self-assessment help us to do?

Answer 4

Pursue opportunities that fit our skills

Question 5

What is self-enhancement?

Answer 5

Desire to learn favourable or flattering things about the self

Question 6

What appeal does self-enhancement have?

Answer 6

Emotional

Question 7

What are the two main groups of self-enhancement?

Answer 7

Self-enhancement motivation and self-protection

Question 8

What is self-enhancement motivation?

Answer 8

Focus on seeking positive information

Question 9

What is self-protection?

Answer 9

We avoid negative views

Question 10

What are the 2 parts of self-enhancement motivation?

Answer 10

Flattering beliefs and biased feedback seeking/reactions

Question 11

What are the 2 parts of self-protection?

Answer 11

Self-affirmation and defensiveness

Question 12

How does self-enhancement happen?

Answer 12

Unconsciously

Question 13

What are attributions?

Answer 13

Our interpretations for the causes of events

Question 14

What 3 dimensions can self-serving attributions be?

Answer 14

Internal vs external
Global vs specific
Stable vs unstable

Question 15

When are people more likely to make internal, global and stable attributions?

Answer 15

For success

Question 16

When are people more likely to make specific, external and unstable attributions?

Answer 16

For failure

Question 17

What is self-verification?

Answer 17

The desire to get feedback that confirms what people already believe about the self

Question 18

What appeal does self-verification have?

Answer 18

Cognitive

Question 19

What do the 3 motives affect?

Answer 19

Choice of tasks, self-presentation strategies, feedback-seeking, reactions to feedback and memory for feedback

Question 20

What do self-enhancement/self-protection strategies serve to do?

Answer 20

Maintain self-esteem levels

Question 21

What is the negative side of self-enhancement/self-protection strategies?

Answer 21

They can undermine learning, self-improvement and relationships

Question 22

What is self-esteem associated with?

Answer 22

Happiness, wellbeing and resilience

Question 23

What is lower self-esteem associated with?

Answer 23

A greater risk of depression and anxiety

Question 24

What is terror management theory?

Answer 24

Self-esteem enables us to live full lives without constant anxiety about our own mortality

Question 25

What is the sociometer theory?

Answer 25

Self–esteem acts as a gauge for social inclusion so we seek it because it reassures us we are valued/included