Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Ingratiation, Ego Depletion, Explanatory Style

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Cambell

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An organized collection of beliefs about the self: also called self-schemas and include personality traits, abilities, physical features, values, goals, and social roles. Possi(cid:271)le sel(cid:448)es: o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s conceptions about the kind of person one might become in the future. An actual self (qualities people think they actually possess) An ideal self (qualities ppl would like to have) An ought self (qualities ppl think they should possess) Mismatches b2w the actual, ideal, and /or ought selves. Whe(cid:374) the a(cid:272)tual self falls short of the (cid:858)ideal self(cid:859) , (cid:449)e feel deje(cid:272)ted a(cid:374)d sad. When the actual self falls short of the ought self, we feel irritable and guilty. Ppl cope with this by: changing their behaviour to bring it more in line w the ideal, or ought, self, blunting self-awareness by. Festi(cid:374)ger(cid:859)s so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:373)pariso(cid:374) theor(cid:455: compare ourselves w others in order to assess and/or improve our abilities. A reference group: set of ppl who are used as a gauge in making social comparisons.