PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mark Leary, Social Class, Social Cognition

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Adam Etinson

Document Summary

Loves the car in the summer (great esteem) Hates the car in the winter (low esteem) Expectancy (car goes fast) x value (i want to go fast) Emotional reaction to the car arises from that motive. If not, does the motivation for self esteem arise from one or more motives? (better argument) Wired to feel good when we are competent. Ancestors who found it reinforcing to learn to master the environment were the ones most likely to survive and procreate; an urge to mastery and feeling good about it may be wired in. A readout of whether or not we"re capable and functioning in the world. Wired to feel good when dominant, high status. Drive to be the most powerful; be the highest in the hierarchy for access to resources. We"re concerned with status too; we pay attention to issues of power; part of most human groups.