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The self Flashcards

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Freud- iceberg analogy & thought (2)

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  • Conscious thought (tip of iceberg)
  • Unconscious thought (under surface & cant actively see)
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Freud- iceberg analogy: 3 parts of self» (3)

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> ID= animal drives, basic instincts (4F’s: feeding, fighting, fleeing, fucking)
EGO= conscious thought; maintains balance between motivated behaviour (the 4F’s) & rational thought
Super Ego= unconscious thought, keeper of social norms

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What is the self? & Decartes»

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-looked at epistemology (study of how do you KNOW something)
- concluded “i think, therefore i am”

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self-schemata=

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who you are & what you are

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schema=

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organised sets of knowledge, beliefs and feelings that can guide information processing

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self-schema includes (4)=

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  • behaviours
  • personality traits
  • physical characteristics
  • interests
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Aschematic=

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ideas/ attributes unimportant to you; not within self-reference schema

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What can effect can aschematic ideas/attributes have?

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change the way we think about things (e.g. faster accessibility to words related to self-concepts)

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self-schemata- study (markus, 1977)>

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  • study desgined to measure speed of accessibility to words related to self-concepts
    -method=
  • had people rate themselves on a series of attributes (one being independence)
  • gave a text & asked to find all the words related to the concept of independence-themed words
  • findings=
    “independents” were quicker to identify with independence-themed words
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self-reference effect= (Kihlstrom et al, 1988)

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individuals remember info when they can relate it to themselves

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self-schema- us vs others> (2)

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  • we attribute more to ourselves than others
  • our attributions to self are often in conflicting terms> as we recognise ourselves as 3D characters (sande, 1990)
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schemes are activated by?

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priming

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schemes activation by priming: studies (2)

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> chronically lonely people have negative schemas (Frankel & Prentice-Dunn, 1990)
alcohol reduces self-awareness; ability to access self-referential info (steele, southwick & critchlow, 1981)

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Observing ourselves: we generally like ourselves. What does this cause by extension? (3)

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preference for
- similarity in names (of people), letters and numbers (related to name) (pelham, mirenberg & jones, 2002)
- nominal determinism= motivated by names (not of people)
- overvaluing things that are ours (e.g. lottery tickets)

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observing ourselves: physiological feedback>

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we are aware of our bodies (e.g. heart rate, sweaty palms) & associated meaning in self

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observing ourselves: heart rate study» (6)

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> method=
- group of men given headphones which played the sound of a heart beating
- wired up to ECG, to make think they were hearing their own heart
- showed them pictures of women, promiscuously dressed
- some men had heart slowly beating played & some had it racing
- then asked to rate attractiveness of women

> findings=
- men with racing scenario rated women a lot more attractive than those who had slow heart beat

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self esteem=

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a proxy for what we think others think about us

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Spotlight effect of self-esteem

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idea everybody is paying attention to & focused on us

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gender differences in self esteem (3)

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  • pre-pubescent equally feel good about self
  • once hit puberty self esteem declines (more for w than m)
  • continued trend of decreased for w against m until 60
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age differences in self-esteem (3)

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  • highest in youth & males 50-60
  • low at puberty
  • lowest in old age (rapid decline from 60+)
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Impact of youth self-esteem (3)

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can have huge impact on life prospect
- employment & promotion
- e.g. only w apply for a job if fit 2/3 of criteria; m when fit 1/3 due to higher SE

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self-efficacy=

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a person’s internalised belief in their ability to accomplish a goal

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How can self efficacy be created and strengthened?

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through modelling & doing

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women’s self efficacy (studies) (3)

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  • express lower levels of math self-efficacy, despite = ability to male peers (E-Q, H&L, 2010)
  • express lower levels relating to economic efficacy (L&M, 2009)
  • change mate attribute preferences based on role expectation > in study when asked to imagine life as primary provider vs stay at home role (E,E & J-S, 2009)
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Two types of self-esteem>>
explicit implicit
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ways to measure explicit vs implict self esteem>>
- explicit: self-rating scales - implict: behaviours
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problems with self rating scale to measure SE>>
- not accurate as people often lie/exaggerate/understate etc
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Implict self esteem study: photographic test (3)
- 7 photos posted by person examined by participants & clinicians - examined against criteria (e.g. frequency of post, smiling with teeth/not, alone/not etc) - asked photo takers qns & asked same qns to participants/clinicians to see if correlate (e.g. do you have h/m/l confidence?; does she have h/m/l confidence?) -assumption high SE= more selfies
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are selfies related to high self-esteem?
- assumption high SE has more selfies - selfies not related to SE - selfies related to narcissism
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Low self-esteem & depression: 2 models>>
- scar model= depression is a mental illness that erodes self-esteem over time (disproven) - vulnerability model= low self-esteem contributes to depression (proven)
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low self-esteem & self efficacy>>
- usually low SE> low self-efficacy so> performance (in w/ school) can decline - equally, performance (in w/ school) can increase SE
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high self esteem features (4)
- think themselves more likeable & attractive - mixed results about stress responses - more likely to speak in group (but are more critical) - happier (enhanced initative and pleasant feelings)
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self-evaluation=
how we view ourselves as "measuring up"
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self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987), & 3 self schemas>> (3+1)
- Actual self - Ideal self - "ought self" (based on rules & society) idea, the bigger the gap between AS & IS is where unhappiness comes from
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Baumeister & self regulation theory>> (4 components)
- Standards= of desirable behaviour (expectations) - Motivation= to meet standards - Monitoring= of situation & thoughts that precede breaking standards - Willpower= internal strength to control urges
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Ego depletion=
idea there is a limited amount of self-control & each act has a cost, reducing will
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Self-regulation: Higgins & regulatory focus theory>> 2 systems & features (4)
- promotion system >pushed toward goal attainment >seek opportunities; > problems viewed as puzzles; > look for inspiration in others - prevention system >avoids unwanted things; >does not seek opportunities; >problems should be avoided; >negative role models
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Can 'regulatory focus' be changed?
- can be fostered in children: >encouraged towards goal attainment (for promotion s) etc > instill fear & anxiety (of prevention s)
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social comparison theory: 3 premises>>
- motivated to evaluate our own cognitions - measure relative to others (as no objective measures) - compare like for like
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social comparison theory: upward vs downward comparisons
upward= (i wish i could afford designer clothes like her) downward= (i'm glad i dont wear scruffy clothes like her)
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impact of upward vs downward comparisons>
upward: can reduce our self-regard but can also motivate downward: can make us feel better about ourselves
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Tajfel's social identity theory> main concept
- self, based on group membership(s) >in-group vs out-group
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Tajfel's social identity theory: stages>> (3)
- categorisation= defining your group, relationships, roles - social identification= adoption of the identity (norms & rules etc adopted) - social comparison= who you are vs others
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Gender as a self-concept: "who am i" test: w vs m (2)
- men tend to construct themsevles around independence - women tend to construct themselves in terms of social roles & relationships
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social role theory> basic concept
argues differences arise from the distribution of labour (evolutionarily speaking)
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social role theory: mechanisms> (4)
- hormones & associated neural structures are believed to have developed through evolutionary selection pressures >these become 'activated' to guide behaviour to fulfil social roles - then, social learning, reinforcement & personal adoption of gendered social roles -cycle repeats
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Collective vs individual: superodinate identities=
some identities are bigger & stronger (e.g. lanc student=pretty weak; being from Uk=pretty strong)
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collective vs individual cultures
-western focus on individual (rather than community/family) -collectivist tend to compare to others more often (which can motivate self improvement)
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collective vs individual: idea of no single self> (2)
-4.23 selves in US (McConnel, 2011) -immigrants hold dual identities

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