Module 47: Social-Cognitive Theories and the Self

Social cognitive perspective

a view of behaviour as influenced by the interaction between people’s traits and their social context

Reciprocal determinism

the interacting influences of behaviour, internal cognition, and environment

Self

assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions

Spotlight effect

overestimating others noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders

Self esteem

our feelings of high or low self-worth

Self-efficacy

our sense of competence and effectiveness

Self-serving bias

a readiness to perceive ourselves favourably

Narcissism

excessive self-love and self-absorption