PSY 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Social Comparison Theory, Affective Forecasting, Motivation

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Self-concept: total view of self based on attributes. Self-concept is made up of self-schemas: beliefs about oneself that guide processing of self-relevant information. Self-recognition: the process of being aware or able to recognize oneself. Babies recognize themselves in a mirror around 18-24 months. Self-k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge through looki(cid:374)g i(cid:374)(cid:449)ard at o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) thoughts a(cid:374)d feeli(cid:374)gs. Brickman (1978) - lottery winners vs. paraplegics (become paralyzed) Lottery winners years later were no happier than before they won. Paraplegics years later were no less happy than before the accident. Having a large monetary gain does not affect your long-term happiness. You eventually return to that base-level happiness - shows how resilient humans are. Affective forecasting - predi(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g ho(cid:449) (cid:449)e"ll feel a(cid:271)out so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g or so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e i(cid:374) the future. Wilson & gilbert (2003): participants make predictions of future happiness vs. sadness following events. Self-perception theory (bem): people learn about themselves by paying attention to their own behavior. Implies you interpret your behavior to understand yourself.

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