PSY 331 Social PSY Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture I. short storyII. Reasoning fallaciesa. 2 typesIII. Conformation seeking1. Notice anything2. What happened?IV. Self-fulfilling prophecy V. ExpectationsVI. SchemasOutline of Current Lecture I. we see what we wantII. Mental health: classic definitionIII. Accurate View of realityIV. Illusion of well beingV. unrealistically positive view of selfVI. Unrealistic optimismVII. Exaggerated perception of control VIII. Links to well beinga. implicationIX. See what we want:Current Lecture- We see what we wanto Remember the self: We seek positive self-view …we’ll work for it… …can we go too far?...o Positive illusion: seeing self in (objectively) overly positive light- Mental health: classic definitiono Positive self-regardo Ability to care for otherso Ability to do productive workThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Accurate view of reality - Accurate view of reality o Is this reasonable?o Are you crazy?- Illusion of well beingo Taylor & brown (1988) o 3 types of positive illusiono Unrealistically positive views of selfo Unrealistic optimismo Overlapo Link to well being- Unrealistically positive views of selfo We are all better than average  Our friends too!o Give selves credit for success, but not blame for failure Example: fail test..AKA?- Self- serving bias Our friends too!o Rate ourselves higher than observers do. Study: group interaction task, personality ratings.- Unrealistic optimismo We tend to be optimistic  We believe present is better than past We expect failure to be even better Particularly for us vs. others. o Expect what we want Not what is objectively likely- Exaggerated perception of control o Gambling Example: you vs. others rolls the dice Example: langer lottery study- Illusion of unique invulnerabilityo Bad things wont happen to me…o …because I control my outcomes Example: driving- Links to well beingo Control…? Invulnerability illusion- Physical health?o Not so good!o Think car insuranceo Critically ill patients Focus on controlling symptoms, life tasks = good adjustment Focus on impossible cure = not so goodo Positive views / optimism?... task persistence & effort  trying in face of adversity  more likely to push envelope - ultimately, better outcomes (on whole) physical health- If optimism makes stress seem less stressful…- …can have health benefits- Example: chronically seeing events as manageable vs. not.- Implicationso See what we expect Time and effort saver Maintain inaccurate beliefs- Act on them - Self-fulfilling prophecyo See what we want Positive illusion can be good But only in moderation- Example: seeing more control where some exists, not none- Excessive illusions Hallucinations, psychoses