PSYCH 280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ego Depletion, Social Comparison Theory, Trait Theory
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Self-schema - a cognitive structure, derived from past experience, that represents a person"s beliefs and feelings about the self in general and specific situations. Working self-concept - a subset of self-knowledge that is brought to mind in a particular context. Social comparison theory - people compare themselves to other people in order to obtain an accurate assessment of their own opinions, abilities, and internal states. Self-esteem - the overall positive or negative evaluation an individual has of himself or herself. Contingencies of self-worth - a perspective maintaining that self-esteem is contingent on successes and failures in domains on which a person has based his or her self-worth. Sociometer hypothesis - the idea that self-esteem is an internal, subjective index or marker of the extent to which a person is included or looked on favorably by others. Self-enhancement - the desire to maintain, increase, or protect one"s positive self-views.
