self awarness Flashcards
(24 cards)
Which theory explains how people compare their actual self to ideal and ought selves, often leading to emotional discomfort?
Self-Discrepancy Theory
According to Self-Discrepancy Theory, a gap between the actual and ought self typically leads to which emotional response?
Anxiety
Which of the following is NOT one of the self domains in Higgins’ Self-Discrepancy Theory?
Expected self
What is the Test-Operate-Test-Exit model associated with?
Control Theory of Self-Regulation
In Festinger’s Social Comparison Theory, comparing yourself to someone who performs worse is called:
Downward comparison
Which theory suggests we adjust relationships or devalue domains to protect self-esteem when someone close outperforms us?
Self-Evaluation Maintenance Theory
What strategy is NOT part of Tesser’s Self-Evaluation Maintenance Theory?
Adopting the other person’s self-schema
According to Social Identity Theory, our self-concept is partly derived from:
Group memberships
What concept explains the tendency to overemphasize differences between groups and minimize differences within a group?
Meta-contrast principle
Which theory emphasizes adopting group norms as part of the collective self?
Self-Categorization Theory
What is self-awareness in psychology?
A psychological state where a person focuses on themselves as an object of attention
What is the difference between the private and public self?
Private is internal (thoughts, feelings); public is external (image seen by others)
What was the purpose of the mirror test (Gallup, 1970)?
To assess self-recognition and awareness
What is a likely consequence of chronic self-awareness?
Stress and avoidance behaviors
According to Kabat-Zinn (1991), mindfulness involves:
Paying attention purposefully and non-judgmentally in the present moment
Which is a trait of heightened private self-consciousness?
Accurate self-perception
Which is a trait of heightened public self-consciousness?
Concern with how others see you
Which of the following is NOT a self-motive discussed in the lecture?
Self-ignorance
What is self-verification?
The desire to confirm what one already knows about oneself
Which theory explains why people boast or highlight positives to maintain self-esteem?
Self-Affirmation Theory
What is the self-serving attribution bias?
Attributing success to oneself and failure to external factors
In individualist cultures, the self is seen as:
Independent and stable across situations
Which of the following best reflects a collectivist self-construal?
I am my relationships and group roles.
Which cultural self-construal is fluid and variable across situations?
Interdependent
