cogs 120P ch. 13 pt. 3

habituation

occurs when an organism stops responding to a stimulus as the stimulus is repeated

self-efficacy

the extent to which we expect/believe ourselves to do something successfully; affected by self-concept

self-concept

the way we judge ourselves to be

cognitive affective personality system (CAPS)

stable system that mediates how the individual selects, construes, and processes social information and generates social behaviors

contingencies

learning history and cognitive processes combine in each individual to yield a particular repertoire of actions triggered by particular stimulus

behavioral signature

comprised of an individual’s pattern of contingencies

beliefs emotions and action tendencies (BEAT)

personality emerges from an individual’s mutual representations of the beliefs, emotions, and action tendencies that are relevant to their most important goals

3 basic needs (BEAT)

to be accepted by others, to be able to predict what’ll happen next, to acquire competence to complete life tasks; combine to produce traits/attributes to create self-coherence

self-coherence (BEAT)

feeling of meaning/purpose in life

cybernetic big 5 theory (CB5T)

each of the basic traits is the product of a person’s genetics and life experiences, setting tendencies and limits in the ways a person pursues their goals

characteristic adaptations (CB5T)

specific patterns of behavior that are adapted to particular situational circumstances and life outcomes that result of behavioral tendencies

extraversion (CB5T)

related to exploration and reward-seeking

neuroticism (CB5T)

related to defense from danger

conscientiousness (CB5T)

related organization of behavior and thought, as well as self-control

agreeableness (CB5T)

related to cooperation, formation, and maintenance of social relationships

openness (CB5T)

related to gathering information and understanding

idiographic goals

goals unique to the individuals who pursue them

current concern

idiographic goal in which one’s ongoing motivation only persists until it is either obtained or abandoned entirely

personal strivings

idiographic goal characterized by being long-term goals that organize broad areas of one’s life

nomothetic goals

goals that are common to most, if not everybody

achievement motivation

type of nomothetic goal in which it is the tendency to direct one’s thoughts and behaviors toward striving for excellence

affiliation motivation

type of nomothetic goal in which it is the tendency to direct one’s behaviors toward finding and maintaining relationships

power motivation

type of nomothetic goal in which it is the tendency to direct one’s behavior toward feeling strong and influencing others

judgement goals

seeking to judge and/or validate an attribute in oneself

development goals

desire to actually improve oneself

entity theories

explains the origin in dramatic differences and behavior by saying that people hold implicit constructs in which they believe personal qualities like intelligence, ability, etc., are unchanging and thus leads to helpless responses to any indication one doesn’t have what it takes/is incompetent

incremental theories

explains the origin in dramatic differences and behavior by saying that people hold implicit constructs in which they believe personal qualities like intelligence, ability, etc., are changing and thus one’s goals not only prove their own competence, but also improve it

happiness

consists of 3 components that change with age, overall satisfaction with life, satisfaction in particular life domains (e.g. relationships), and generally high positive emotions over negative ones

hedonic well-being

happiness that comes from pleasure seeking

eudemonic well-being

happiness that comes from seeking a meaningful life