social perception

ch 3

the self concept

the sum of beliefs that people have about themselves

self schemas

organized set of beliefs about self that influence how we process info relevant to us

introspection (5 sources of self concept)

self knowledge by looking inward at own thoughts and feelings

self perception theory (2/5)

people can learn from themselves by learning from their own behavior

facial feedback hypothesis (2/5)

changes in facial expression lead to changes in emotion

social comparison theory (3/5)

when individuals are uncertain about their abilities or opinions, they compare themselves to other individuals who are like them

two factor theory (3/5)

social context sometimes influences physiological arousal and is interpreted based on context relaying emotion

autobiographical memories (4/5)

memories that occurred to you

individualism (5/5)

independence, self oriented

collectism (5/5)

cooperation, family/group oriented

self esteem

evaluation of your worth

why do we have need for self esteem?

we want to see ourselves in a positive light and we have a need to belong elf diss

self discrepancy theory

our self esteem is determined by the match or mismatch between who we are, who we should to be, and who we want to be

self awareness theory

when a situation causes us to be self aware it leads us to compare ourselves against some standard

better than average effect

people in general think they are better, more honorable, and more compassionate

self serving beliefs

people tend to take credit for success and distance themselves from failure

self handicapping

behavior designed to sabotage own performance and to provide an excuse for the future

BIRG

basking in the reflected glory of others

downward social comparisons

tendency to make comparisons with others who are worse off

self presentation

strategies people use to shape what others think of them

strategic self presentation

effort to change what others think about you for personal gain

self verification

perceive us as we truly are

self monitoring

they are ready and able to change their behavior as they move from one situation to another