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WSU PSYCH 350 - Self Regulation
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Psych 350 1st Edition Lecture 6Outline of Last Lecture I. Self enhancementII. Self improvementIII. Source #4: Autobiographical Memories (continued from previous lecture)IV. VariablesV. Source # 5: Cultural influences on the self- conceptVI. Self- EsteemOutline of Current LectureI. Changes to the SyllabusII. Self-regulationIII. Ironic mental processesIV. Methods for self enhancementV. Strategic self- presentationVI. Self- verificationCurrent LectureI. Changes to the Syllabusa. Exam 1 will be Wednesday September 18b. Exam 2 will be Wednesday October 9These 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.c. Exam 3 will be Wednesday October 30d. Class cancelled Wednesday November 6 and Friday November 8II. Self-regulationa. Is the process by which we seek to control or alter our thoughts, feelings, behaviors and urgesb. Self-control is a limited resource- The more effort you spend on self- control, self- regulation “fatigue” can set inIII. Ironic mental processesa. Sometimes the harder we try to inhibit a thought, feeling , or behavior the less likely we are to succeedb. Example: for the next 30 seconds think about ANYTHING but DO NOT think about a white bearIV. Methods for self enhancementa. Method #1: Self Serving Cognitions (thoughts)- People tend to take credit for success and distance themselves from failure- Ex: “I do everything around here” (wife to husband- Most people are unrealistically optimisticb. Method #2: Self handicapping behaviors designed to sabotage one’s own performance in order to provide a subsequent excuse for failure- Way of protecting self from seeing failure as due to a lack of ability- “sandbagging”- down playing own ability, lowering expectations or openly predicting failurec. Method #3: Basking in the Glory of others- To raise our self-esteem we of the bask in the reflected glory (“BIRG”) by associating with others who are successful- To protect our self- esteem, we will “cut off reflected failure” (“CORF”)by distancing ourselves from others who fall or are of low statusd. Method #4: Downward social comparisonV. Strategic self- presentationa. Our efforts to shape others’ impressions in specific waysb. Common strategic self-presentation goals:- Integration: desire to “get along” with others and be liked- Self-promotion: Desire to “get ahead” and gain respect for one’s competenceVI. Self- verificationa. Desire to have others perceive us as we truly perceive ourselvesb. At times we even self-verify negative self- concepts, even at the expense of self-


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