The Self Flashcards
(14 cards)
Self concept
What we know about ourselves
Self esteem
How we feel about ourselves
Perception of our own behavior
Self-perception theory
Source of self concept
We infer who we are based on obersvations of our own behavior
Own thoughts and feelings
Source of self concept
More reliable than self perception
Others reaction
Source of self concept
Looking glass theory: others reaction as a mirror for us to infer traits of ourselves
Social comparison
Source of self concept
Contrast effect: judgement becomes more different to target
Assimilation effect: judgement becomes more similar to target
Actor observer bias
Our behavior is situational others are based on traits
Self aspects
Belief about who we are in specific situations
Self complexity
How many different self aspects we have
High: diverse
Low: crisis if one fails
Unity through self schema
Self schema: traits that remain consistent
- at a time only one subset of self knowledge is accessible
-selective memory: forget inconsistencies
Trait Self esteem
Stable over time
State self esteem
Dependent on situation
Wobegon effect
Believing we are above average
Self evaluation maintenance model
Impact of others performance depends on closeness of other person and centrality of trait
- we feel sad when someone accomplishes something we wanted
