Self Esteem and Self biases

Question 1

Two types of self esteem

Answer 1

• State Self esteem (situation specific)

- Trait self esteem (general feelings)

Question 2

Different types of State Self-Esteem (3)

Answer 2

• Social Self-esteem
• Academic/ intellectual
• Appearance

Question 3

Social Self esteem

Answer 3

• how well we get along with others

- “I am concerned about the impression I am making right now”

Question 4

Academic/ Intellectual

Answer 4

• “i feel satisfied with the way my body looks right now than others”

Question 5

Appearance

Answer 5

• how we appear to others

- “I feel satisfied with the way my body looks right now”

Question 6

Less influenced by context, less variability =

Answer 6

confident in most situations

Question 7

Direct route to self-enhancement =

Answer 7

so good about putting positive spin on life events

Question 8

Self-affirmation

Answer 8

when high self esteem people feel threatened, they emphasize other qualties

Question 9

What can self-affirmation lead to

Answer 9

self-inflating

Question 10

Negative feedback of high self-esteem

Answer 10

they try it again instead of giving up

Question 11

Does high self esteem maximize or minimize?

Answer 11

Maximize

Question 12

Does low self esteem maximize or minimize

Answer 12

Minimize

Question 13

What is the dark side of self-esteem

Answer 13

• Engage in unsafe behavior

- ex: unsafe sex, violence, gang membership, aggressive language behavior

Question 14

What is the “better than average effect”

Answer 14

• through social comparisons

- easier when abstract than concrete

Question 15

The bright side of life

Answer 15

• Unrealistic optimism

- Self serving biases

Question 16

Unrealistic optimism

Answer 16

• nothing bad will happen to me
• sometimes don’t put in any effort
• realistic optimism is healthy
• positive illusions

Question 17

What is good about Self- serving biases

Answer 17

• keeps us going, self-fulfilling prophecy

- we want to live up to our Own expectations

Question 18

What is bad about self-serving biases

Answer 18

we tail to think of our rolls in things

Question 19

Self-monitoring

Answer 19

• changing the way we are perceived by others in social situations
• “social chameleon”

Question 20

Risks of being a high self-monitor

Answer 20

being totally different in different social worlds, when these worlds collide people may see you as a fake

Question 21

Self- biases

Answer 21

• inflated sense of self occurred by rewarding everyone for nothing
• i.e. everybody gets an award yay!