PSY 3126 Study Guide - Prefrontal Cortex, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Such dissonance is especially salient after making a choice ex. Choosing 2 equally desirable objects such as cars or schools, after we"ve made our choice we tend to rationalize why we made our choice. United states self-consistency has strong positive correlations with well-being, social skills and likeability: subjective self-awareness an i perspective, looking out into the audience, first- person perspective focussed on outside world less concerned with others assessments of them. Implicit theory of the self = entity theories = belief that abilities are largely fixed, reflecting innate features of the self ex. Americans are likely to respond by blaming their own innate lack of ability. Argument is that self- enhancement is primarily a western phenomenon. Researchers propose both parental and societal effect for cultural variation in self-enhancement because american mothers consider self-esteem central to child rearing and that self-esteem should be cultivated. Basic premise of individualism: people see themselves as self-contained entities.
