The Self

Question 1

What is the social comparaison theory

Answer 1

idea that people compare themselves to others to have an accurate assessment of their own opinions, abilities, and internal state

Question 2

self-esteem

Answer 2

overall positive or negative evaluation people have of themselves

Question 3

trait self-esteem

Answer 3

person’s enduring level of self-regard across time

Question 4

state self-esteem

Answer 4

dynamic, changeable self-evaluations a person experiences as momentary feeling about the self

Question 5

contingencies of self-worth

Answer 5

perspective that support that people’s self-esteem is contingent (aka variable) on the successes and failures in domains on which they have based their self-worth

Question 6

Sociometer hypothesis

Answer 6

the idea that self-esteem is an internal, subjective index or marker of the extent to which a person is included or looked on favorable by others