Chapter 3&4

Self Concept

The image you have of who you are.

Looking Glass Self

A concept by Charles Horton Cooley that suggests you are what others reveal to you about who you are through their treatment and behavior towards you.

Self Concept

The image you have of who you are.

Looking Glass Self

A concept by Charles Horton Cooley that suggests you are what others reveal to you about who you are through their treatment and behavior towards you.

Social Comparisons

The process of comparing oneself to peers.

Johari Window

A model that describes self-awareness in terms of open self, blind self, hidden self, and unknown self.

Self Awareness

The extent to which you know yourself.

Self Esteem

The extent to which you value yourself and your worth.

Cognitive Assessment

The evaluation of one's strengths and weaknesses.

Affective Assessment

How you feel about your cognitive assessment of yourself.

Behavioral Assessment

The verbal and nonverbal ways of behaving in a given situation.

Imposter Phenomenon

The belief that you are 'fake' or that you 'don’t deserve to be there.'

Noxious People

Individuals who are critical and negative, potentially leading to low self-esteem.

Nourishing People

Individuals who are optimistic and positive, contributing to a higher self-esteem.

Secure Affirmation

A statement of verification that something is true.

Selectivity in Perception

The process of focusing on desired or rewarding stimuli.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information presented first better than later information.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better.

Self-Serving Bias

The tendency to attribute positive outcomes to oneself while attributing negative outcomes to external factors.

Impression Formation

The process by which we formulate our perceptions of others.

Halo Effect

A cognitive bias where one positive attribute influences the perception of additional positive attributes.

Ethnocentrism

Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.

Politeness Strategies

Communication tactics that maintain positive or negative face needs.

Face-Threatening Acts

Messages that infringe upon someone's positive or negative face needs.

Assertiveness

The ability to express one's own mind while allowing others to do the same.