PSYC 241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Comparison Theory, Psych, Affective Forecasting
17 Oct 2018
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Individual self- what sets us apart from others. Relational self- i. e. caring best friend, the quiet one, how we see ourselves in comparison to others. Collective self identities in regards to comparing to social groups. Possible selves: our concept of what we might be like in the future (near or more distant) desired and feared possible selves motivate us: help us work toward a goal. Self-discrepancy theory: we compare and contrast actual self ideal self ought self we are sensitive to contradictions among these di erent representations of self, feel emotional discomfort when our actual isn"t meeting ideal or ought. Culture: many di erent ways to think about culture one distinction that social psychologists have studied extensively is independent vs interdependent cultures independent cultures value individuality, autonomy, and self-reliance interdependent cultures value tting in, cooperation, social harmony. Sometimes referred as western vs. eastern: too broad. Culture and cognition: proverbs from each culture can illustrate what is valued.
