PSYC 353 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Internet2, Deindividuation
9 Jul 2015
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Results: mothers who seek info actively had better pregnancy, easier birthing experiences, greater life satisfaction, fewer infections. When people are seeking for information actively, they have goals. For english majors who intend to be professional writers, they compare their work to other english majors" writings. c. upward comparison vs. downward comparison comparing to people that are way better or not even in the right category to be compared to. When look at the social world we get information of psychological attributes. People shape themselves based on what other people perceive and confirm other people"s opinion on themselves: actual appraisals perceived appraisals self appraisals (a schematic representation of the reflected appraisal model. In this model, what other people think of us (actual appraisals) influences our self appraisals indirectly, via perceived appraisals. This model does not work so well for one specific person it is a measurement error. A. introspection: we have direct access to our mental states.
