Identity Flashcards
Self Schemas + all information about who we are as an individual (think Big Picture).
Self concept
Beliefs and ideas about yourself
Self Schema
Self esteem
feelings about yourself
self conscience
awareness of self
things that happen outside of us are out of our control
External Locus of Control
We think we have power over things
Internal Locus of Control
External Locus of Control + Low Self Efficacy
Learned helplessness
“RJ feels he is intelligent” is an example of
self schema
“RJ feels good about himself because he is going to be a doctor” is an example of
self esteem
“RJ believes he is no good at finding veins and is going to bruise a patient if he tries to draw blood” is an example of
self efficacy
violation of social norms
deviance
This arises from deviance
social stigma
conscious/unconscious management of personal image
impression management
what theory about social interactions postulates that we present ourselves like actors depending on the situation
Dramaturgical perspective of Identity
Front stage self
Play a role for a situation
backstage self
the way we act when no there is no audience
What is the difference between Social Learning Theory and Social Comparison Theory
Social Learning Theory- we form our identities by observed behavior/identity
Social Comparison Theory- we form our identities by comparing our-self to others
Who noted that as people age they are able to better understand the feelings and perspectives of others?
Robert selman
what famous case illustrated the bystander effect?
Kitty Genovese case (woman stabbed outside of apartment)
adjusting behavior based on others behavior
conformity
Yielding to an authority figure
Obedience
Theory about how we understand our own behavior
Attribution theory
Dispositional attribution
blame behavior on internal causes
Situational attribution
blame behavior on external causes
