L33 Psych 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Social Comparison Theory, Fairy
30 Jan 2017
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The role of time: present self, past self, future self. Roles, e. g. self as family member: self as romantic partner. Social comparison: how the social context plays a role in shaping the self-concept. Main point: two different types of social comparison: we pick and choose who we compare ourselves to, downward comparison. Typi(cid:272)ally, dire(cid:272)tio(cid:374) is to(cid:449)ards people (cid:862)doi(cid:374)g (cid:449)orse(cid:863) tha(cid:374) you. Relevance of the comparison is key: upward comparison. Typically involves attention toward someone who is better/more skilled than you in theory, could lead you to acquire more skill. Subjective construal looms large here: doing badly on exam: either majorly depressive event or opportunity to improve, temperament (e. g. trait neuroticism have most negative possible view of life) Rumination (people replay events in their head: psychological hardiness. Challenge (rather than a threat i will do better next time) Five potential strategies that people use to improve self-appraisal (which of the following is not. Social comparison (already covered: upward and downward.
