PSY 348 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Inflectional Phrase, Psy
10 May 2018
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PSY 348 – Psychology of Self Control
Reading #18 – April 12, 2018
Influence of Abstract and Concrete Mindsets on Anticipating & Guiding Others’ Self-Regulatory Efforts |
Freitas, Gollwitzer & Trope (2004)
Abstract and Intro
- Abstract mindset considers activities PURPOSE
a. Anticipated and suggest that others pursue realistic rather than overly pos self relevant info
- Concrete mindset considers activities PROCESS
- Knowing person’s goals understand & predict person’s behav
a. Expect others to pursue diff goals in diff sit
- Fundemental Task of Self-Regulation
a. Balance ABSSTRACT (LT aims) w/ immediate CONCRETE experiences
- Focus on ABSTRACT infl anticipation & guidance of others’ self reg efforts
a. Expect and prefer that other purse action providing greatest LT benefits
b. Specify WHYaction is performed
i. Primary concern for contemplating action
c. Could incr accessibility of gen cognitive operation of considering activities purpose
d. Deliberative mindset undecided about an issue
e. Should lead one to expect & suggest that other pursue accurate realistic info b/c provide
greatest abstract LT benefits
- Focus on CONCRETE low level should expect and prefer others pursue action that is most
comfortable and feasible (benefits and punishments most salient)
a. HOW it is performed
i. Rep action’s process secondary concern when contemplating on action
b. Implementation minset being decided about an issue
i. Generate broad determination to complete task @ hand
ii. Incr cog diss, greater devaluation of non chosen alternatives
c. Should lead one to expect & suggest that other pursue pos feedback b/c provide greatest
immediate, concrete benefits
- Accessibility of Cognitive Operations can infl generally how new info is processed
a. 4 phases of self regulation
i. Deliberating whether to take action
ii. Planning action implementation
iii. Taking action
iv. Evaluating action
b. Each phase requires own distinct cog operations, which accessbile after recent use infl way
new info interpreted
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Document Summary
Influence of abstract and concrete mindsets on anticipating & guiding others" self-regulatory efforts | Abstract mindset considers activities purpose: anticipated and suggest that others pursue realistic rather than overly pos self relevant info. Knowing person"s goals understand & predict person"s behav: expect others to pursue diff goals in diff sit. Fundemental task of self-regulation: balance absstract (lt aims) w/ immediate concrete experiences. Focus on abstract infl anticipation & guidance of others" self reg efforts: expect and prefer that other purse action providing greatest lt benefits, specify whyaction is performed. Focus on concrete low level should expect and prefer others pursue action that is most comfortable and feasible (benefits and punishments most salient: how it is performed. Rep action"s process secondary concern when contemplating on action: implementation minset being decided about an issue. Generate broad determination to complete task @ hand.
