Positive illusions are unrealistic, biased attitudes that individuals have about themselves and towards other individuals, normally close friends or family members. Positive illusions is “a perception that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality. An illusion is a false mental image or conception which may be a misinterpretation of a real appearance or may be something imagined. It may be pleasing, harmless or even useful (Stein, 1982, p 662). The more positive illusions the higher self-esteem an individual has. It should be noted that positive illusions are more common in western countries than other parts of the world. Research has found that positive illusions promote a better mental health. There are
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An example of schema is if I was going to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch; then I asked you if I had chocolate chips in the cabinet. Most likely they would say “Yes” because they assume I have chocolate chips since I plan on making cookies. Script in social psychology is defined as a “series of behaviors, actions, and consequences that are expected in a particular situation or environment” (Schemas and Scripts, 2016). An example of a social script is buying groceries. We leave the house with our bags, wallet and grocery list. We drive to the grocery store, get a cart and walk down each isle selecting items from our list. We pay for the items, pack them in the car, drive home and put the groceries up. This is something that has been established and perfected with trial and error. When doing this simple tasks, we know what to expect and how to properly react, like waiting for a light to turn green and waiting your turn …show more content…
Individuals use past experiences and uses what they learned from those experiences to build upon their future social settings. Then individuals are able to perform cognitive functions easier and without failures. We gain experience with social scripts on the more experience we have with different behaviors, actions and consequence experienced in their environment or that particular time.
Question 4 Emotions can positively or negatively improve or hinder judgment, decision-making and performance. When people are experiencing positive emotions their judgment and decision making skills tend to reflect those positively. However, when individuals are experiencing negative emotions such as guilt, anger or depression, their decision making skills and judgment is affected by those negative emotions. When individuals experience negative emotions, they tend to act on those negative emotions in a bad manner.
Emotions have a large effect on performance. Some individuals expressing great anxiety when it comes to test taking, their emotions are so overwhelming and can have a negative influence on their final grade. Another example is sports performance anxiety. Even the greatest athletes get nervous and experience a variety of emotions before a game, during a close game and when they are about to win the super
An example of schema is if I was going to make chocolate chip cookies from scratch; then I asked you if I had chocolate chips in the cabinet. Most likely they would say “Yes” because they assume I have chocolate chips since I plan on making cookies. Script in social psychology is defined as a “series of behaviors, actions, and consequences that are expected in a particular situation or environment” (Schemas and Scripts, 2016). An example of a social script is buying groceries. We leave the house with our bags, wallet and grocery list. We drive to the grocery store, get a cart and walk down each isle selecting items from our list. We pay for the items, pack them in the car, drive home and put the groceries up. This is something that has been established and perfected with trial and error. When doing this simple tasks, we know what to expect and how to properly react, like waiting for a light to turn green and waiting your turn …show more content…
Individuals use past experiences and uses what they learned from those experiences to build upon their future social settings. Then individuals are able to perform cognitive functions easier and without failures. We gain experience with social scripts on the more experience we have with different behaviors, actions and consequence experienced in their environment or that particular time.
Question 4 Emotions can positively or negatively improve or hinder judgment, decision-making and performance. When people are experiencing positive emotions their judgment and decision making skills tend to reflect those positively. However, when individuals are experiencing negative emotions such as guilt, anger or depression, their decision making skills and judgment is affected by those negative emotions. When individuals experience negative emotions, they tend to act on those negative emotions in a bad manner.
Emotions have a large effect on performance. Some individuals expressing great anxiety when it comes to test taking, their emotions are so overwhelming and can have a negative influence on their final grade. Another example is sports performance anxiety. Even the greatest athletes get nervous and experience a variety of emotions before a game, during a close game and when they are about to win the super