PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Positive Illusions, Terror Management Theory
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Markus+ (1977):+ the+ selfgschema+ is+ the+ cognitive+ aspect+ of+ the+ selfgconcept,+ consisting+ of+ an+ integrated+ set+ of+ memories,+ beliefs,+ and+ generalization+ about+ the+ self. + may+ lead+ to+ enhanced+ memory+for+information+processed+in+a+selfgrelevant+manner. ++ Rogers:+ trait+ adjective+ processes+ with+ reference+ to+ the+ self+ were+ better+ recalled+ than+ comparable+items+processed+only+for+their+general+meaning. ++ Working+ of+ selfgconcept:+ the+ immediate+ experience+ of+ the+ self,+ limited+ to+ the+ amount+ of+ information+ that+ can+ be+ possessed+ cognitively+ at+ any+ given+ time. + thus,+ the+ sense+ of+ self+ varies+ over+situation. + Consequently,+ people+ come+ to+ respond+ to+ themselves+ in+ manners+ consistent+ with+ how+ other+ view+ them. + need+ for+ parents"+ unconditional+ love,+ but+ in+ relatively+ strict+ parenting+ with+ well+ defined+limits. + Baumeister:+ people+ with+ high+ selfgesteem+ report+ being+ happier,+ but+ it+ is+ weakly+ related+ to+ objective+life+outcomes. +there+is+a+slight+correlation,+perhaps+because+success+causes+higher+selfg esteem. +violent+criminal+have+high+selfgesteem. +when+people+with+high+selfgesteem+believe+their+ abilities+have+been+challenged,+they+may+act+in+ways+that+cause+people+to+dislike+them. + Narcissim:+selfgcentered+people+view+themselves+in+grandiose+ways,+they+are+manipulative,+and+ unfaithful+ in+ their+ relationships. + programs+ design+ to+ improve+ children"s+ selfgesteem+ could+ be+ responsible,+and+the+rise+in+selfgpromoting+sites. ++ People+ show+ favouritism+ with+ everything+ associated+ with+ the+ self. + 90%+ of+ drivers+ believe+ that+ have+better+than+average+drive+skills. +p. 607+