PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thought Experiment, Covariance, Explanatory Style
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Wednesday, september 13, 2017 independent views of self are more prominent in many east asian, south asian, mediterranean, Self-esteem self-esteem: the positive or negative overall evaluation that each person has of himself or herself. Self-esteem contingencies of self-worth: an account of self-esteem that maintains that self-esteem is contingent on successes and failures in domains on which a person has based his/her self-worth. Social acceptance and self-esteem sociometer hypothesis: more specific than general contingencies of self-worth account: self-esteem is an internal, subjective index or marker of the extent to which a person is included or looked on favourably by others. Measuring self-esteem collectivist-appropriate measurement? interventions to raise self-esteem. Wednesday, september 13, 2017: positive illusions promote feelings that the self is unique, independent, and good. The (cid:862)out(cid:449)ard(cid:863) elf self-presentation: presenting the person that we would like others to believe we are impression management: ex: 50 cent.
