SOP 3004 Lecture Notes - Intelligence Quotient, Social Comparison Theory, Sun Tanning
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You aren"t as special as you think you are. This comparison often produces negative discrepancies, leading to discomfort. In order to cope, we can do 2 things . Behave in ways to reduce the discrepancy. Withdraw from self-awareness: examples of self-awareness effects. Receiving bogus negative feedback causes people to drink more (to escape self-awareness: people are not always motivated to find accurate information, instead we often want to find self-enhancing information. People tend to think highly of themselves. Self-enhancement: self-serving cognitions: most people think they"re better than average for most traits. 25% of high school seniors saw themselves in the top. 1% on trait: u. s. news & world report (march 31, 1997) You (87%: people take credit for successes and distance themselves from failure. Good grades vs. bad grades: unrealistic optimism. People believe that their future will be better than that of the average person. Underestimation of the negative consequences of one"s behavior.
