Social Psych - Chapter 2

Spotlight Effect

belief that others are paying more attention to our apperance and behavior than they really are

Illusion of Transparency

illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others

Self-Schema

beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information

Social Comparisons

evaluating one’s opinions and abilities by comparing oneself with others

Individualism

the concept of giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identification

Independent Self

construing one’s identity as autonomous self

Collectivism

giving priority to the goals of one’s group and defining ones identity accordingly

Which culture focuses more on a focal point? Which culture focuses more on the background/whole picture?

American. Asian decent.

Impact Bias

overestimating the enduring impact of emotion-causing events

Planning Fallacy

the tendency to underestimate how long it will take to complete a task

Dual Attitude System

differing implicit and explicit attitudes toward the same object. Verbalized explicit attitudes may change with education and persuasion; implicit attitudes change slowly, with practice that forms new habits

Narcissim

an inflated sense of self; linked to aggression

Self-Efficacy

how content we feel on a task

Self-Serving Bias

a tendency to perceive oneself favorably

Self-Serving Attributions

attributing positive outcomes to oneself and negative outcomes to something else

Defensive Pessimism

the adaptive value of anticipating problems and harnessing one’s anxiety to motivate effective action

False Uniqueness Effect

the tendency to underestimate the commonality of one’s abilities and one’s desirable or successful behaviors

Self-Handicapping

protecting one’s self-image with behaviors that create a handy excuse for later failure

Self-Presentation

refers to our waiting to present a desired image both to an external and internal audience; inludes “humblebrag”

Self-Monitoring

being attuned to the way one presents oneself in social situations and adjusting one’s performance to create the desired impression