week 2 lesson cards

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    • What is the focus of Week 2 in PSY101?
      How we construct our sense of self
    • What is the self-concept?
      Our personal understanding of our characteristics
    • How do we learn about ourselves according to the study material?
      By observing our own behaviour and emotions
    • What does self-perception theory state?
      We use our behaviour as a basis for inference
    • How can imagined behaviours influence self-perception?
      They can serve as input for self-perception processes
    • What role do thoughts and feelings play in learning about ourselves?
      They help interpret our personality and self-concept
    • How can attending a friend's wedding reveal more about oneself?
      It may highlight feelings of loss and envy
    • What is the 'Looking Glass Effect'?
      Learning who we are through interactions with others
    • What did the Miller, Brickman, & Bolen (1975) study demonstrate?
      Labels influence self-concept and behaviour
    • What is social comparison theory?
      People learn about themselves by comparing to others
    • How can social comparisons affect self-esteem?
      They can be self-enhancing or self-deprecating
    • What are self-enhancing biases?
      Tendencies to inflate abilities and accomplishments
    • How does upbringing influence self-esteem?
      It is influenced by parenting styles
    • What is self-esteem?
      A person's positive or negative evaluation of themselves
    • What is emotion-focused coping?
      Dealing with emotional responses to threats
    • What is self-monitoring?

      Degree of sensitivity to social demands
    • What is problem-focused coping?
      Addressing the source of the stress directly
    • What is the effect of major failures on self-concept?
      They can threaten our sense of self
    • What is the role of self-expression in social situations?
      To communicate who we believe we are
    • What is the impact of self-concept on openness to new information?

      It makes us less open to new information
    • How does self-knowledge influence perception of others?
      It serves as a framework for perceiving others
    • What is the fundamental attribution error?
      Under-emphasizing situational causes for others' behaviour
    • What is self-presentation?
      Behaviours intended to create desired impressions
    • How do coping strategies help in defending the self?
      They reduce negative consequences of self-threatening events
    • What is the impact of parenting styles on self-esteem?
      They influence self-esteem development
    • What is the role of self-monitoring in social situations?
      To control the image presented to others
    • What is the definition of self-awareness?
      Heightened awareness of the self
    • How do cultural differences shape self-concept coherence?
      Independent cultures see self as separate, interdependent as connected
    • How does selective memory influence self-concept?
      It confirms our existing self-view
    • What is the definition of appraisal in psychology?
      Interpretation of a self-relevant event
    • What is the definition of self-esteem?
      Positive or negative evaluation of oneself
    • How does self-enhancing bias affect self-evaluation?
      It leads to overly positive evaluations of oneself
    • How do coping strategies differ in focus?
      Emotion-focused deals with feelings, problem-focused with stress source
    • What are coping strategies?
      Efforts to reduce negative consequences of threats
    • What is self-awareness?

      A heightened awareness of the self
    • How do cultural differences affect self-concept coherence?
      Independent cultures see self as separate, interdependent as connected
    • What is a self-schema?
      A framework for organizing self-knowledge
    • What are actor-observer differences in attribution?
      Seeing personality as cause for others, situation for self
    • What is the difference between upward and downward social comparison?
      Upward compares to those above in status, downward below
    • How do we learn about others compared to ourselves?

      We have more knowledge about ourselves than others