PSYC 2600 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Mindset, Overjustification Effect, Thought Suppression

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2600
• Professor: Christopher Mazurek

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5. 1 what is the self-concept, and how does it develop: research done to show that chimps and orangutans have a rudimentary sense of self. Cultural influences on the self-concept: an important influence on our self-concepts is the culture in which we grew up. Impression management: the way we present ourselves to other people and get them to see us the way we want to be seen: self-esteem: is the way in which we try to maintain positive views of ourselves. After the program stopped, their amount in played decreased more so than the baseline period. 5. 4 in what ways do people use others to know themselves: we need social interaction, not social isolation to be able to distinguish ourselves from other people. Knowing our future feelings by consulting other people: affective forecasts: people"s predi(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s a(cid:271)out ho(cid:449) the(cid:455) (cid:449)ill feel i(cid:374) respo(cid:374)se to a future emotional event.