PY - Psychology PY 100S Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Illusory Correlation, Operant Conditioning, Contact Hypothesis
1 Dec 2016
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How people"s thoughts and feelings influence their behavior towards others and how the behavior of others influences people"s own thoughts, feelings and behavior. Mental processes associated with how people perceive and react to other individuals and groups. The thoughts and beliefs about what characteristics you have and who you are; your knowledge about yourself. The evaluations or judgement you make of your worth as a human being. Categories of people that you usually compare yourself to. Comparison of yourself with someone who is not doing as well. Compare with those doing better; creates optimism ( i can do it too! ) After comparing yourself with someone who is doing better, you may believe you are not getting what you deserve. Set of characteristics that make you unique such as college student, blonde hair, intelligent. The parts of the self which result from associations with others such as gender, nationality, religion, culture.
