Social Psychology 2700 UCONN Exam 2 Questions Solved Correctly.
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PSYC 2700
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PSYC 2700
Self-Concept - Answer overall set of beliefs one has about their personal attributes
When does sense of self begin to develop in humans? - Answer 18-24 months
Self-Concept: Child - Answer Based on physical characteristics (I am blonde, I have blue eyes)
Self-Concept: Adult - Answe...
Social Psychology 2700 UCONN Exam 2
Questions Solved Correctly.
Self-Concept - Answer overall set of beliefs one has about their personal attributes
When does sense of self begin to develop in humans? - Answer 18-24 months
Self-Concept: Child - Answer Based on physical characteristics (I am blonde, I have blue eyes)
Self-Concept: Adult - Answer Based on psychological characteristics (I am smart)
Morality - Answer What is most central to self concept?
Independent View of the Self - Answer Western Cultures: we define ourselves in terms of our own
internal thoughts and feelings
Interdependent Views of the Self - Answer Asian/Eastern Cultures; defined through relationships with
other people
-ex: Princess from Japan
What are the Four Functions of the Self? - Answer 1) self-knowledge
2) self-control
3) impression management
4) self-esteem
Self-Knowledge - Answer How we understand who we are and how we organize this information
Self-Control - Answer How we plan and execute decisions
,Impression Management - Answer How we present ourselves to others
Self-Esteem - Answer How we try to maintain positive views of ourselves
Introspection - Answer Process of looking inward to examine thoughts, feelings, and emotions
Self-Awareness Theory - Answer People focus their attention on themselves, evaluate/compare
behavior to internal standards and values
What does disparity do in terms of self-awareness? - Answer Causes us to think about our actions and
switch them
Causal Theories - Answer Theories about the causes of ones feelings and behaviors --> often learned
from culture
-ex: distance makes the heart grow fonder
Reasons-Generated Attitude Change - Answer Change resulting from thinking about the same reason
for one's attitude
-ex: Liz Lemon
Self-Perception Theory - Answer When we have ambiguous attitudes, we infer these states by
observing our behavior and the situation in which it occurs
Intrinsic motivation - Answer Motivated by something because you genuinely enjoy it
Extrinsic Motivation - Answer Motivated by something because of an outside reward
Over-justification Effect: - Answer Overestimating extrinsic and underestimating intrinsic rewards
high interest to begin with - Answer When do rewards undermine interest?
, Task-Contingent Reward - Answer Rewarded for task completion
ex: reading a book
Performance-Contingent Reward - Answer Rewarded for performing well
ex: getting an A
Are task or performance-contingent rewards more effective? - Answer Performance --> may even
increase interest because you gain self confidence
Fixed Mindset - Answer Set amount of unchangeable qualities
Growth Mindset - Answer We can change our abilities
Two Factor Theory of Emotion - Answer 1) Physiological arousal
2) Seeking appropriate explanation for arousal
Emotions are arbitrary because they.... - Answer They depend on most plausible explanation
Misattribution of Arousal - Answer People mistake the cause of their feelings (eye experiment, bridge
experiment)
Social Comparison Theory - Answer People learn about their own attitudes and abilities by comparing
themselves to others
When do we compare ourselves to others? - Answer When we have no objective standard to compare
against (ambiguity) (Social Comparison Theory)
With whom do we compare? - Answer Depends on nature of goal (Social Comparison Theory)
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