PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Fundamental Attribution Error, Social Comparison Theory, Terror Management Theory

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

Document Summary

Self-concept: refers to the sum total of beliefs that people have about themselves, comprised of many different components or self-schemas which are beliefs people hold about themselves that guide how they process self-relevant information. Schematicity: the importance of particular self-schemas to a person"s self-concept, when a self-schema is central to a person"s self-concept, that person is said to be schematic with respect to that attribute. Self-awareness: the ability to see yourself as a distinct entity, recognition of one"s reflection is a test of a person"s self awareness (recall theory of mind and the. Affective forecasting: predicting how one would feel about a future emotional event, people often demonstrate a lack of self-knowledge when they engage in affective forecasting (i. e. buyer"s remorse, Social comparison theory: people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others (especially others who are similar in relevant ways) Influenced by the type of culture we live in (individualist or collectivist)