PSYCH 13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Identity Theory, Cognitive Load, Psych
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Positive self illusions: are adaptive to a point, but straying too far from reality can be self-destructive and may encourage negative behaviours and alienate us from others. Self-regulation: self-control is a limited resource, can be drawn from a single reservoir and can be fatigued. Ironic process: the harder you try the more you fail. Promotion focus: approach motivation: inspired by positive role models, respond to tasks framed in terms of gains and non-gains. Prevention focused: avoidance motivation: inspired by negative role models, respond to tasks framed in terms of losses and non- losses. Can be dispositional (formed in childhood) or situational. Self-awareness theory: self-focused attention leads people to notice self-discrepancies. Situations that facilitate self-awareness: talking about ourselves, seeing ourselves in a mirror, having an audience, holding a conspicuous position in a group. Turn attention away from the self or ship up". Selves and identities: not just one self", multiple selves and identities altered by context.
