Review #1 (Chapter 5)

Question 1

What is self-concept and its components?

Answer 1

descriptive (who are you-self concept), evaluative (how do you feel about yourself-self-esteem), social (who are you to others- social identity)

Question 2

What is self-esteem? Benefits and drawbacks?

Answer 2

a persons attitude toward themselves, correlated with positive outcomes- but high self esteem relates to more prejudice, more bullying/violence, worse performance (bossing)

Question 3

What is the sociometer theory?

Answer 3

self-esteem as a fundamental need, reflection of feeling accepted or rejected, subjective marker of ones social value, adaptive warning system

Question 4

How are attributions related to self-esteem?

Answer 4

self serving bias (tendency to take credit for success, but deny responsibility for failure, high self esteem (take credit, blame others), low self esteem (credit situation, blames self)

Question 5

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 5

the belief that one is effective and can successfully work towards their goal

Question 6

What is narcissism and the different types?

Answer 6

personality trait that is related to a high positive view of self. grandiose- high extraversion, low neuroticism. vulnerable- low extraversion, high neuroticism

Question 7

What is self-regulation and how is it reduced/restored?

Answer 7

guide to direct yourself to a desired state, restored by practice, self control is like a mental muscle

Question 8

What is the self-discrepancy theory?

Answer 8

distance between actual self and the out and the idea selves. ideal- people who we want to be. ought- who we think we should be