WEEK 2- Social Thinking

Self-Concept

The overall picture of oneself, including self-schemas and possible selves.

Self-Esteem

An individual's sense of self-worth and value about themselves.

Self-Knowledge

Understanding oneself in the context of behavior, feelings, and explanations of actions.

Social Comparison

Evaluating oneself relative to others, can be upward (comparing to those who are better) or downward (comparing to those who are worse).

Temporal Comparison

Comparing oneself to different points in time, such as past and future selves.

Self-Schema

A mental framework that helps guide the processing of information about oneself.

Possible Selves

Who individuals believe they are going to become in the future, encompassing aspirations and fears.

Self-Awareness

The extent to which individuals focus on themselves and their behavior, often influenced by external stimuli.

Looking Glass Self

Using others' judgments to form our own self-image.

Individualism

A cultural orientation that emphasizes independence and personal achievement.

Collectivism

A cultural orientation that emphasizes interdependence and relationships with others.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to external factors.

Unrealistic Optimism

The belief that one is less likely to experience negative events compared to others.

False Consensus

The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one's behaviors among others.

False Uniqueness

The tendency to underestimate the commonality of one's desirable behaviors.

Self-Handicapping

Creating excuses for potential failure to protect one's self-image.

Self-Complexity

The degree to which various aspects of one's self-concept are distinct from one another.

Identity Interference

Conflict arising when two important social identities clash, affecting performance.

Self-Perception Theory

Inferring one's attitudes or feelings based on observing one's own behavior.

Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale

A common measure for assessing self-esteem through self-report.

Self-Evaluation Maintenance Model

A perspective suggesting we distance from superior others in valued dimensions and associate with inferior ones to maintain self-perception.

Social Identity Theory

The theory that suggests individuals identify closely with positive in-group members and distance from negative ones.