Definitions Flashcards
(27 cards)
self-schema
beliefs about self that organize & guide the processing of self-relevant info
possible selves
images of what we dream of or dread becoming in the future
self-esteem
my sense of self worth
motivation: maintenance
individualism
giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals & defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications
indepentent self
construing one’s identity as an autonomous self
interdependent self
construing one’s identity in relation to others
impact bias
overestimating the enduring impact of emotion-causing events
immune neglect
underestimate the speed & strength of psychological immune system. it is the psychological immune system
dual attitude system
differing implicit & explicit attitudes toward the same object. explicit will change w persuasion & education. implicit will change w a new habit
self-efficacy
a sense that one is competent & effective. leads us to set challenging goals and persist
locus of control
the extent to which people perceive outcomes as internally controllable by their own efforts or as externally controlled by chance or outside forces
learned helplessness
the sense of helplessness & resignation learned when a human or animal perceives no control over repeated bad events
self-serving bias
the tendency to perceive oneself favorably
adaptive: fights depression
maladaptive: group-serving bias
6 big ideas
1) we construct our social reality
2) social intuitions are powerful & perilous
3) social influences shape our behavior
4) personal attitudes & dispositions also shape our behavior
5) social behavior is biologically rooted
6) socpsy principles are applicable in everyday life
parent of modern socpsy
Lewin
correlational research
detecting natural associations BUT 3rd variable problem. examples:
surveys
experimental methods
manipulating 1 or more variables while controlling others searching for cause & effect. example:
random assignment
quantitative methods
correlational
experimental
qualitative methods
qualitative interviews
direct observation
case studies
focus groups
kulechov effect
guide inferences by manipulating assumptions
illusory thinking
our search for order in random events
schema
mental templates by which we organize our worlds. our sense of who we are is effected by our schemas
our sense of self
at the center of our worlds
what determines self-concept
- roles
- social identities
- comparisons
- our successes & failures
- how other ppl judge us
- surrounding culture
