PSYCH 280: CHAPTER 5
16 Cards in this Set
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Self-Concept
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The content of the self; that is, our knowledge about who we are
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Self-Awareness
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The act of thinking about ourselves
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Independent View of the Self
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A way of defining oneself in terms of one's own internal thought, feelings, and actions and not in terms of the thoughts, feelings, and actions of other people
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Interdependent View of the Self
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A way of defining oneself in terms of one's relationships to other people; recognizing that one's behavior is often determined by the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others.
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Relational Interdependence
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Focus more on close relationships
i.e.- how they feel about spouse or child
More common in women
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Collective Interdependence
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focus on memberships in larger groups
i.e.- Americans, in a fraternity
more common in men
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Intorspection
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The process whereby people look inward and examine their own thoughts, feelings, and motives
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Self-Awareness Theory
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The idea that when people focus their attention on themselves, they evaluate and compare their behavior to their internal standards and values
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Casual Theories
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Theories about the causes of one's own feelings and behaviors; often we learn such theories from our culture (e.g., "absence makes the heart grow fonder")
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Reasons-Generated Attitude Change
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Attitude change resulting from thinking about the reasons for one's attitudes; people assume their attitudes match the reasons that are plausible and easy to verbalize
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Self-Perception Theory
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The theory that when our attitudes and feelings are uncertain or ambiguous, we infer these states by observing our behavior and the situation in which it occurs
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Intrinsic Motivation
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The desire to engage in an activity because we enjoy it or find it interesting, not because of external rewards or pressures
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Extrinsic Motivation
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The desire to engage in an activity because of external rewards or pressures, not because we enjoy the task or find it interesting
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Overjustification Effect
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The tendency for people to view their behavior as caused by compelling extrinsic reasons, making them underestimate the extent to which it was caused by intrinsic reasons
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Task-Contingent Rewards
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Rewards that are given for performing a task, regardless of how well the task is done
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Performance-Contingent Rewards
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Rewards that are based on how well we perform a task
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PSYCH 280: EXAM 2