PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Discrepancy Theory, Psych
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Self awareness theory: when people become aware of their behaviour, they evaluate themselves by comparing their behaviour to their own personal standards. Self discrepancy theory: people experience negative emotions when their actual self is discrepant from their personal standards or ideal self. Interestingly, however, this seems to be an individualist culture thing. People from collectivist cultures are more likely to engage in self- effacement, the tendency to have a negative view of oneself. Failure feedback leads to more self-effacement in collectivist cultures than individualist cultures. People seek veri cation and con rmation on their sense of self, regardless of whether their self-views are positive or negative. It"s unsettling and confusing to have our self-views discon rmed . It can be awkward or uncomfortable to interact with people who view us differently than we view ourselves. The desire for self-veri cation can con ict with the desire for self- enhancement.
