PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Mark Leary, Social Comparison Theory, World Learning
17 Oct 2018
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Chapter 2: the self in a social world. On successful completion of the module, you will: de ne the terms self-concept, self-esteem and self-serving bias, discuss the self in action, describe self-presentation, including self-handicapping and impression management. Spotlight e ect: when we see ourselves as centre stage and overestimate the extent that others" attention is aimed at us. Self-interest colours our social judgment: i. e. when problems arise in a close relationship, we usually attribute more responsibility to our partners than to ourselves. Self-concern motivates our social behaviour: i. e. in hopes of making a positive impression, we agonize about our appearance. Other people"s judgments the looking-glass self was how sociologist charles h. cooley described our use of how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves. Individualism: the concept of giving priority to one"s own goals over group goals and de ning one"s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identi cations prevails in western culture.
