Self-Esteem and Self-Perception

These flashcards cover important vocabulary and key concepts related to self-esteem, self-perception, cognitive processing, and attribution theory as discussed in the lecture.

Automatic Processing

Information processing that requires little thought or attention.

Controlled Processing

Information processing that requires active thinking and intention.

Selective Attention

The ability to focus on relevant stimuli while ignoring irrelevant stimuli.

Cocktail Party Effect

The phenomenon where one can focus on a single conversation among background noise, such as hearing their name mentioned.

Internal Attributions

Attributions that are based on personal dispositions, such as traits or feelings.

External Attributions

Attributions that are based on situational factors outside oneself.

Stable Attributions

Attributions that are consistent over time and unlikely to change.

Unstable Attributions

Attributions that can change and are not consistent over time.

Dunning-Kruger Effect

A cognitive bias where individuals with low ability overestimate their skills.

Better Than Average Effect

The tendency for people to believe they perform better than average on various tasks.

Impact Bias

The tendency to overestimate the duration of emotional reactions to future events.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute successes to personal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Basking in Reflection Glory (BIRGing)

The tendency to enhance one's image by associating with successful others.

Cutting Off Reflective Failure (CORFing)

The tendency to distance oneself from unsuccessful individuals or groups.

Delayed Gratification

The ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a later reward.

Ego Depletion Model

The theory suggesting that self-control is a limited resource that can be depleted.