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21 Cards in this Set
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affective forecasting
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The process of predicting how you will feel in response to future events.
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bask in reflected glory
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To increase self–esteem by associating with others who are successful.
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dialecticism
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An Eastern system of thought that accepts the coexistence of contradictory characteristics within a single person.
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downwards social comparison
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The defensive tendency to compare ourselves with others who are worse off than we are.
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facial feedback hypothesis
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The hypothesis that changes in facial expression can lead to changes in emotion.
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implicit egotism
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A non–conscious form of self–enhancement.
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overjustification effect
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The tendency for intrinsic motivation to diminish for activities that have become associated with reward or other extrinsic factors.
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private self–consciousness
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A personality characteristic of individuals who are introspective, often attending to their own inner states.
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public self–consciousness
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A personality characteristic of individuals who focus on themselves as social objects, as seen by others.
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self–awareness theory
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The theory that self–focused attention leads people to notice self–discrepancies, thereby motivating either an escape from self–awareness or a change in behaviour.
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self–concept
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The sum total of an individual's beliefs about his or her own personal attributes.
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self–esteem
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An affective component of the self, consisting of a person's positive or negative self–evaluations.
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self–handicapping
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Behaviours designed to sabotage one's own performance, in order to provide a subsequent excuse for failure.
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self–monitoring
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The tendency to change behaviour in response to the self–presentation concerns of the situation.
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self–perception theory
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The theory that when internal cues are difficult to interpret, people gain self–insight by observing their own behaviour.
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self–presentation
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Strategies people use to influence what others think of them.
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self–regulation
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The process by which people control their thoughts, feelings or behaviour in order to achieve a social or personal goal.
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self–schema
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A belief people hold about themselves that guides the processing of self–relevant information.
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social comparison theory
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The theory that people evaluate their own abilities and opinions by comparing themselves to others.
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Terror Management Theory
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The theory that humans cope with the fear of their own death by constructing worldviews that help preserve their self–esteem.
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two–factor theory of emotion
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The theory that the experience of emotion is based on two factors: physiological arousal and a cognitive interpretation of that arousal.
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