COMM-2046EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Fundamental Attribution Error, Mental Models, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences
26 Oct 2017
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Chapter 3 perceiving ourselves & others in. It is the who am i? and how do i feel about myself? that people ask themselves that guide their decisions and actions. People tend to have better psychological well-being when they have multiple selves (complexity) that are well established (clarity) and are similar to each other and compatible with personal traits (consistency) People also tend to have better well-being when their multiple selves are in harmony with each other and with the individual"s personality and values (consistency) Well-being also seems to increase with self-concept clarity. Self-enhancement a person"s inherent motivation to have a positive self-concept (and to have others perceive him/her favourably) such as being competent, attractive, lucky, ethical, and important. Individuals tend to rate themselves about average, believe that they have a better than average probability of success, and attribute their success to personal motivation or ability while blaming the situation for their mistakes.
