Self and Self-Presentation

These flashcards cover key terminology and concepts related to self-perception, self-regulation, and self-presentation as outlined in the lecture notes.

Self-perception

The way individuals perceive and interpret their own behaviors and characteristics.

Automatic processing

Information processing that requires little thought or attention, often applied to routine activities.

Controlled processing

Information processing that requires active thinking and attention.

Internal attributions

Attributions that assign the cause of behavior to personal dispositions, such as traits or abilities.

External attributions

Attributions that assign the cause of behavior to situational demands or environmental constraints.

Optimistic explanatory style

A tendency to attribute setbacks to external, unstable, and specific factors.

Pessimistic explanatory style

A tendency to attribute setbacks to internal, stable, and global factors.

Self-serving bias

The tendency to attribute one's successes to personal factors and failures to situational factors.

Fundamental attribution error

The tendency to overemphasize personal factors and underestimate situational factors when explaining poor behavior in others.

Basking in reflected glory (BIRGing)

Enhancing one’s image by publicly announcing association with successful others.

Self-regulation

The process of directing and controlling one’s behavior to achieve desired goals.

Ego-depletion model

The theory that self-control resources are limited and can be depleted.

Self-efficacy

A person's belief in their ability to complete a task or achieve a goal.

Impression management

The conscious efforts by people to influence how others think of them.

High self-monitors

Individuals who are more concerned about making good impressions and managing social relations.

Low self-monitors

Individuals who are less concerned about impressions and more likely to express their true beliefs.

Dunning-Krueger effect

A cognitive bias where people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.

Better-than-average effect

The tendency of individuals to believe they are above average in their skills or traits.

Deliberate self-destruction

Actions taken with the intent to harm oneself, often seen in those with psychological disorders.

Counterproductive strategies

When a person pursues a desired outcome but repeatedly uses an approach that is bound to fail.