PSY 2110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Comparison Theory, Motivation, Psy
23 Nov 2016
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Self concept: and individual"s overall beliefs about his or her own attributes. Self-esteem: an individual"s evaluations of his or her own worth. Need to have a relationships with people around us otherwise our lives would be interactions with strangers. We are who we think that we are, and without that we have no sense of identity. Small and big decisions for our priorities in our life which reflect our goals and values. Maintain itself despite the individual"s diverse and sometimes contradictory goals. Common sense is that thinking about why we like something can help us understand our true attitudes, this is actually not an effective way to gain insight into our attitudes. People who analyze the reason why they do something, show a low correlation between their attitudes and their behavior (attitudes don"t match the prediction) We often believe that various factors will influence our mood much more than they actually do.
