PSYCH 280 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ego Depletion, Social Cognition, Negativity Bias
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Ideal self- wishes and aspirations we have about ourselves - which leads to a promotion focus - which leads to approach-related behavior and cheerful emotions (if we are living up to these expectations) Actual self - traits about the self we believe we actually possess. Ideal and ought self have 2 approaches in pursuing goals. Promotion focus - focus on attaining positive outcomes. Prevention focus - focus on avoiding negative outcomes. Ego depletion - exerting self control can exhaust us psychologically. Self control draws on a limited resource. Social cognition - how people think about themselves and the social world, or more specifically, how people select, interpret, remember, and use social information to make judgements and decisions. Negativity bias - negative things draw out attention. It"s natural to want to nurture things with these features. Automatic thinking - without thinking unintentional, nonconscious, and effortless.
