PSY321H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Linear Algebra, Social Comparison Theory, Collectivism
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Motivations: motivations related to survival + reproduction are cross culturally universal, by shaping our values + self-concepts, culture influences many of our motivations related to h/ we interact socially w/ world around us. Self-serving biases = tendencies to overstate one"s attributes+ view themselves as pos: ex: 94% of professors see themselves as better than av. Self-enhancement strategies: downward social comparison, comparing oneself to someone who is worse off than you. Say linear algebra isn"t part of who i am + i don"t need this moving forward: external attributions, attributing failures to external factors (env) rather than internal factors (ourselves) Self-enhancement: h/ might self-enhancement differ btw people w/ more independent vs interdependent self- concepts, difference across cultures, high self-esteem is kind of self-serving bias. Face & self-improvement: people in collectivistic societies focus on others feeling good about them rather than feeling good about themselves.
