exam3 Flashcards
(51 cards)
personality characteristic that reflects the tendency to strive for success
achievement motive
women must choose to be perceived as either smart or social, being mutually exclusive
smart vs social dilemma
choice between sharing achievements and being seen as bragging or remaining silent about achievements
silence vs bragging dilemma
intelligence is static and leads to a desire to look smart
fixed mindset
intelligence can be developed, and leads to a desire to learn
growth mindset
stereotypes have a negative impact on performance, increasing anxiety
stereotype threat
we tend to take credit for success and not failure
self-serving bias
attribution of success is seen as due to internal causes
internal attribution
attribution of success is seen as due to external causes
external attribution
attribution of success is due to consistent factors
stable attribution
attribution of success is due to changing factors
unstable attribution
women have low expectations for performance (success is inconsistent), and men have high expectations for performance (success is consistent)
expectancy model of attributions
people perceive the world based on the language they speak
linguistic relativity hypothesis
use of male gendered terms to refer to mixed sex groups
generic masculine
classification system in some languages that assigns genders to nouns
grammatical gender
physical and mental health outcomes of negative body image
EDs, depression, anxiety, SH
you are the expert of your own body
general philosophy of the body positivity movement
following internal sensations of hunger to gauge when to eat, what to eat, and when to stop eating
intuitive eating
critiques of body positivity movement
commodified, lost political roots, emphasizes appearance as a component of self worth
emphasis that everyone just is
general philosophy of the body neutrality movement
women currently make ____ for every dollar a man makes
85c
symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men did the previous year (MAR 25)
equal pay day
maternity leave is not federally funded, and daycare is expensive
motherhood penalty
beliefs about parents as workers
mothers: lack competence
fathers: providers