PSYC 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-2: Ego Depletion, Individualism, Planning Fallacy
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Why we think, feel, behave how we do. Ideal for social psych, sometimes not an option. Possible selves: our ideal selves, may or may not be true. Identities we form socially (social class, family, race) Comparisons to others (happy, generous, high achieving) How we are judged (caring, hard working) Interdependent: part of identity is based on relationships. Not an either/or concept, but tendency to lean towards one more. Introspection theory: looking inward to tell us who we are. Self-perception theory: inferences by observation of own behavior. Self-other knowledge asymmetry: gained from both internal/external sources. Planning fallacy: underestimation of time to do task. Impact bias: overestimating impact of emotional events. Trait se: stable se over time, personality based. State se: changes based on momentary feelings. Sociometer theory: se tells how much we"re accepted. High se, low rejection frequency & vice versa. Terror management: se gives protection about morality concerns. Narcissism: inflated sense of self, no regard for relationships.
