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4- Where does our Self Come From? Flashcards

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What are the two groups of theories about the self?

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Self-comparison and social-comparisons

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What is self-comparison?

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How we find out about ourselves using internal standards and information

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What are social-comparisons?

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Social sense of self- how we find out and develop a sense of self based on other people and groups

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What 3 theories are associated with self-comparison?

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Self-perception theory, self-awareness theory, and self-discrepancy theory

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Who came up with the self-perception theory?

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Bem, 1965

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What is the key idea of self-perception theory?

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When attitudes or feelings are ambiguous then we infer them by observing our own behaviour

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What do we do if we keep doing things?

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Assume that we like it and incorporate it into our self-concept

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What are some examples of things decided by self-perception theory?

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Liking certain foods or activities

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Does self-perception theory happen consciously or unconsciously?

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Automatically, not at the conscious level

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When does self-perception theory happen?

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When there isn’t an external justification for behaviour

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What do people do when extrinsic motivation is strong?

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People discount the influence of intrinsic motivation

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Who came up with self-awareness theory?

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Duval and Wicklund, 1972

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What is the key idea behind self-awareness theory?

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We aren’t always constantly paying attention to our behaviours

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What happens when we become self-conscious or self-aware?

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We become objective observers of our own behaviour

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How do we compare our present behaviour?

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To internal standards and values

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How do we become self-aware?

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Certain triggers activate self-awareness

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How does self-awareness vary between people?

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One person’s trigger may not trigger self-awareness in someone else

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Who came up with self-discrepancy theory?

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Higgins, 1987

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What is self-discrepancy?

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The size of mismatch there is between the actual self and ideal/ought self

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What is self-regulation?

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Strategies to match behaviour to ideal or ought self

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What does self-regulation do?

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Reduce discrepancy

22
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What are we motivated to do?

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Reduce self-discrepancy

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Why do we sometimes change our behaviours and standards?

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To match the desired standard or escape the situation

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What feelings is discrepancy between the actual and ideal self associated with?

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Dejected, disappointed, dissatisfied, sad

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What feelings is discrepancy between the actual and ought self associated with?

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Agitated, anxious, threatened, fearful

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What 3 theories are associated with social comparison?

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Looking glass self, social comparison theory, social identity approach

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Why is social comparison important?

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Experiences with other people feed into our self-concept and who we think we are

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What is the looking glass self?

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We see ourselves and the social world through the eyes of other people and often adopt those views

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How do we incorporate other people’s views into our self-concept?

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By acquiring feedback and evaluation from others lead us to feel more confident in our self views

30
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How do we use non-verbal cues?

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To guess, interpret and imagine how other people are seeing us

31
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What 3 components of the looking glass self did Cooley propose?

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Imagining how we appear to others
Imagine how other will judge us
Develop an emotional response to that judgement

32
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How are our self views dictated?

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More by how we think other people will see us instead of how they actually see us

33
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Who came up with social comparison theory?

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Festinger, 1954

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What is the idea of social comparison theory?

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People are driven to establish accurate self-views by comparing to others

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Why do we often feel a need to compare to others to mark our characteristics or abilities?

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As we can’t always observe our own behaviour

36
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Why are we motivated to seek out social comparisons?

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To work out where we stand in relation to others

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What is an upward social comparison?

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Comparing ourselves to people who are better than we are on a particular trait or ability

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Why can an upward social comparison be positive?

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It can be inspiring or motivating

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Why can an upward social comparison be negative?

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Can threaten self-esteem and be a bit dejecting

40
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What is self-evaluation maintenance?

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We defend self-esteem against upward social comparison

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What is a downward social comparison?

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We compare ourselves to people who are worse than we are on a particular trait or ability

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Why can a downward social comparison be positive?

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It enhances or protects self-esteem

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Why can a downward social comparison be negative?

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It doesn’t motivate self-improvement

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Who came up with the social identity approach?

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Tajfel and Turner, 1979, 1986

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What does the social identity approach focus on?

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The collective self

46
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What interact in the social identity approach?

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Personal identity and social identity

47
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What is important in the social identity approach?

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Part of our self-concept that derives from membership in social groups where value and emotional significance is attached to that membership

48
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What does group membership provide us with?

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Self-esteem

49
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What do we do when group identity is salient?

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We act in accordance to group norms and prioritise maximising ingroup outcomes more than self-interest

50
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What is the goal of self-categorisation theory?

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To elaborate and refine the cognitive element of social identity theory

51
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What do we do in any given situation according to self-categorisation theory?

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Self-categorise in terms of any of our multiple selves, including individual, relational and social identities

52
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What are the 4 reasons a given identity is more likely to be activated?

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If it is more accessible
If it fits the situation
If it satisfies the motive to reduce uncertainty
If it satisfies the motive to self-enhance

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