PSYCH 135 Lecture Notes - Social Comparison Theory, Jean-Paul Sartre, Positive Illusions
SELF-ESTEEM!
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ā¢how do we ļ¬gure out what we are good at !
ā¢how do you know that you are good at art or psych!
ā¢how do you get feedback about yourself!
ā¢grades!
ā¢others tell us !
ā¢you rarely get negative feedback !
ā¢Sartre - The Look!
ā¢anxiety - object of evaluation !
ā¢We compare ourselves with other people around us !
ā¢it is critical for !
ā¢we need to choose a standard of comparison!
ā¢relative where we stand!
ā¢people who get more than us = better!
ā¢people who get less than us = worse!
ā¢when we choose our friends!
ā¢we get to pick the reference point!
ā¢we may feel that !
ā¢we shift the standard of comparison depending on our motivation !
ā¢hypothesis 5 !
ā¢we have a motivation to be accurate and consistent , authentic!
ā¢we have a motivation to be liked or to belong!
ā¢sometimes these motivations are at odds with each other (make diļ¬erent
predictions)!
ā¢the type of comparison we make, seeks the types of motivation!
Festinger - Social Comparison Theory!
ā¢Upward comparison !
ā¢choosing to compare with people at the top!
ā¢typically makes us feel bad !
ā¢how we improve, we get better!
ā¢Downward comparison !
ā¢choosing to compare with people at bottom!
ā¢someone who is not doing as well!
ā¢makes us feel good, usually!
ā¢Who would you actually want to do better?!
ā¢your friend or a stranger!
ā¢Research #1: !
ā¢Basking in reļ¬ected glory!
ā¢Cialdini - inļ¬uential !
ā¢noticed that students wear t-shirts and clothing OSU on Monday morning !
ā¢more likely to do so when their team won !
ā¢the team winning aļ¬ected whether the student !
ā¢when the team won = WE won!
ā¢when the team lost = THEY lost !
ā¢it reļ¬ects well on us when a group that we people to does well!
ā¢we take pleasure when those around us/we are connected to do well!
ā¢eg feel threatened if my friend gets a !
Self evaluation Maintenance Theory !
ā¢Tesser!
ā¢we are motivated to feel positively about ourselves!
ā¢so we do things to maintain things ( even when we are not aware)!
ā¢how strong the connection is to you !
ā¢best friend or acquaintance !
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Document Summary
This is what the theory predicts not shown by studies. Self veri cation theory: we want others to verify our beliefs or not, what i perceive to be the truth matters more than what the actual truth is. It depends - motivation to get certain types of feedback depends, changes. These theories were pitted against each other, which one does the better predicting job. Study #1: list 5 qualities and rate how positive expert feedback on personality on your highest and lowest ranking qualitites people are more likel self enhancement theory people choose the positive feedback. Study #3 people who were pre screened with lse and hse: hse, more positive views of the self. Lse: moderate self views, nobody is low on the scale people"s answers are, hse. How do they feel after getting this feedback: hse. Only got positive feedback all the time.
