PSY325H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Howlong, Hne, Social Rejection
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The self always us to select goals but also to energize us. Allows us to make plans and set incentives that we can make use of to achieve our goals. We can have ideal possible selves (who you wish to be)- how these future selves can motivate us. Motivation that allows us to protect the self from negative info. People selectively process self relevant info- favourable or postive implications and avoid those that are negative. Biases us towards information that makes us feel good about who we are. Ex: if you look at academic history- self enhancement motive- focus on courses that you did good on andnot look at courses you didnt do that well in. Focus on positive information - pertaining to ourselves. Prefer tasks and people that imply we are performing well. Influences us - makes us care if we are doing better than others.
