PSY 0105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Longitudinal Study, Social Rejection, Narcissism
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Spotlight effect: the belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are. Lawson (2010): college students changed into a s(cid:449)eatshirt that said, (cid:862)a(cid:373)eri(cid:272)a(cid:374) eagle(cid:863) before meeting a group of peers and 40% were sure that the other students would notice but only 10% did. Most did not even notice that the student had changed sweatshirts. Illusion of transparency: the illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can be easily read by others. Self-concept: what we know and believe about ourselves. Self-schemas: beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information. Social comparisons: evaluati(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s a(cid:271)ilities a(cid:374)d opi(cid:374)io(cid:374)s (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pari(cid:374)g o(cid:374)eself (cid:449)ith others (cid:862)up(cid:449)ard (cid:272)o(cid:373)pariso(cid:374)s(cid:863) di(cid:373)i(cid:374)ish our satisfa(cid:272)tio(cid:374) The looking-glass self (cooley): we use how we think others perceive us as a mirror for perceiving ourselves. Individualism: giving priority to o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) goals o(cid:448)er group goals a(cid:374)d defi(cid:374)i(cid:374)g o(cid:374)e"s ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) i(cid:374) terms of personal attributes rather than group identification.
