PSYC 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Comparison Theory, Motivation, Playstation 4
26 Feb 2016
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Choose an article from a newspaper or magazine (online is fine, published before nov 15th. Describe how a concept from social psychology could contribute to the article. Content, traits - who you think you are. Aspects of the self that make us different from others (individual characteristics) Aspects of the self that connect us to collections of others (group memberships) Connections to specific other people (interpersonal relationships and our roles) An aspect that ties you to a few specific people. These are the specific content of the self-concept. We tend to focus on our unique aspects. Students are more likely to mention age, gender, ethnicity. Other people respecting your social group, and feeling that you"re a good member of the group. Basking in reflected glory : experiencing extreme positive emotions when your group. Succeeds even if you contributed little (sports) - birg-ing - emphasize associations. Cutting off reflected failure (corf-ing) - withdraw relation to that group when they fail.
