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22 Cards in this Set
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social comparison theory
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proposes that individuals compare themselves with others in order to assess their abilities and opinions
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reference group
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a set of people against whom individuals compare themselves
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individualism
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putting personal goals ahead of group goals defining ones identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group memberships
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collectivism
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putting group goals ahead of personal goals and defining ones identity in terms of the group one belongs to
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self-assessment motive
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people's desire for truthful information about themselves
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self-verification
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drives people toward information that they already know about themselves, whether negative or positive
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self-verification theory
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people prefer to recieve feedback that is consistent with their own self-views
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self-enahncement
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the tendency to maintain positive feelings about the self
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downward social comparison
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defensive tendency to compare oneself with someones who troubles are more serious than ones own
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self-serving bias
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tendency to attribute ones success to personal factors and ones failures to situational factors
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basking in reflected glory
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tendency to enhance ones image by publicly announcing ones association with those who are successful
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self-handicapping
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tendency to sabotage ones performance to provide an excuse for possible future
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self-regulation
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directing and controlling ones behavior
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self-efficacy
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peoples conviction that they can achieve specific goals
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self-defeating behaviors
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intentional actions that thwart a persons self-interest
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deliberate self-destruction
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people want to harm themselves and they choose courses of action that will lead to that result
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tradeoffs
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people see the possibility of harming themselves but accept it as a necessary accompanimentto achieving a desirable goal
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counterproductive strategies
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a person pursues a desirable goal, but misguidedlt uses an approach that is bound to fail.
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impression management
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usually concious efforts by people to influence how others think of them.
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ingratiation
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behaving in ways to make oneself likable to others
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self-monitering
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the degree to which people attend to and control the impressions they make on others.
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steps to building self-esteem:
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1)recognize that you control your sself-image.
2)learn more about yourself 3)don't let others set your goals. 4)recognize unrealistic goals 5)modify negative self-talk 6)emphasize your strengths 7)approach others with a positive outlook |
