29 Questions
What is the self-concept, according to the cognitive self?
A knowledge representation that contains knowledge about us
What is the reason why negative information about a person tends to have a greater impact on our judgments and impressions?
It elicits more physiological arousal and draws greater attention
What is the term for the finding that information processed in relation to the self is particularly well remembered?
Self-reference
What aspect of the self-concept involves our memberships in social groups?
Social identity
What is the process of trying to determine the causes of people's behavior known as?
Causal attribution
What is the term for the specific and stable personality characteristics that describe an individual?
Personality traits
What is the tendency for information that we learn first to be weighted more heavily than is information that we learn later?
Primacy effect
What type of attribution is made when we decide that the behavior was caused primarily by the person?
Personal attribution
How do bicultural individuals report their self-concept?
As a dynamic and shifting concept
What is a characteristic of individuals with high private self-consciousness?
They let their inner thoughts and feelings guide their actions
During which stage of life does the self-concept become more abstract and complex?
Childhood and adolescence
Why are people who are negative or threatening more likely to be noticed?
Because they are more salient and create strong emotional responses
According to Zimbardo, what is a key aspect of deindividuation?
Feelings of reduced self-observation
According to research, what is particularly quickly perceived by people who are not trying to hide their intentions?
The threat and the trustworthiness of others
What term refers to a collection of individuals who have lost self-control and engage in antisocial behaviors?
Psychological crowd
What is a characteristic of individuals from more collectivistic cultures?
They have lower self-concept clarity
What is the focus of individuals with high public self-consciousness?
Their outer public image
What is the relationship between self-concept clarity and self-esteem in individualistic cultures?
Self-concept clarity is strongly related to self-esteem
What is the tendency to make more personal attributions for the behavior of others than for ourselves?
Actor-Observer Bias
What is the purpose of Self-Serving Attributions?
To meet our desire to see ourselves positively
What is the Ultimate Attribution Error?
A tendency to make internal attributions about our ingroups' successes
What is the concept that explains why people blame victims for their misfortunes?
Victim-Blaming Bias
What is Need for Cognition?
The tendency to think carefully and fully about our experiences
What is the term for attributing our successes to ourselves and our failures to others and the situation?
Self-Serving Bias
What is the primary purpose of self-handicapping?
To protect one's self-esteem in response to an esteem-threatening situation
What is an example of preemptive self-serving attributional bias?
Citing feeling unwell before a presentation
What is the outcome of engaging in self-handicapping behaviors?
Creation of obstacles to behavior or a performance setting
What is a characteristic of self-handicapping behaviors?
Subconscious defense mechanism against anticipated failure
What is the underlying reason for self-handicapping?
Fear of failure
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