1. Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World Part 2: Jan. 26, 2015

2. Sources of self-concept (cont.): 5.Culture & self-concept: – Individualism (I) vs. collectivism (C) What is the focus of self-definitions in these cultures? I cultures = C cultures = Regional differences within U.S.? Change over time?

3. Markus’ research on the self as part of a group: – Social comparisons – – Contributions to the team – Research on self-esteem & persistence: – Collectivists: – Individualists:

4. Self-Knowledge How good are we at explaining our behavior or predicting how we’ll feel ? Harassment studies as example – Known as “Affective Forecasting” –

5. Leads to “Impact Bias” = – when is this worst? – Why? – Dan Gilbert’s research on synthetic happiness vs. natural happiness – – Effect of ‘Psychological immune system’ -

6. Self-esteem Positive and negative evaluations of ourselves – Bottom up model – – Top down model – What purposes are served by SE? Correlations w/self-esteem:

7. Contributors to Self-Esteem Self-discrepancy theory – – What is compared? We differ in degree of self-awareness: – High vs. low self-monitors –

8. Extreme Self-Esteem & Narcissism High SE - 2 possible dimensions: – How does narcissism differ? Narcissism is correlated with:

9. Self-Efficacy Views of our own competence on a task/skill – How does it differ from self-esteem? – Links w/persistence, lower anxiety Why/How? – Can be manipulated Research on views of memory & aging -