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Decks in this class (22)

L01 - Introduction
What is personality psychology,
What is social psychology,
What is the person situation debate
8  cards
L02 - The Self-Concept
what is the self-concept? do we have multiple selves or just one self? do we have a true self?
23  cards
L03 - The Organization of the Self-Concept
How is self-knowledge organized? (self-complexity, self-concept clarity) Why does the organization of self-knowledge matter?
18  cards
L04 - Origins of Self-Knowledge
What are the prerequisites for se...,
Describe the findings of the fals...,
What are the intrapersonal source...
29  cards
L05 - Culture and the Self
cultural differences in the self-concept, how does culture shape the individual?, cultural difference in psychological processes
18  cards
L06 - Culture and the Self II
are there also differences between individualistic cultures? how does being multicultural affect the self-concept and psychological processes? how does multicultural identity affect well-being?
18  cards
L07 - Illusions About the Self
do we see ourselves as we really are or do we hold illusions about ourselves? are these illusions adaptive? are illusions about the self universal?
24  cards
L08 - Illusions about the Self II
why are our self-perceptions biased to be overly positive? are there cases where our self-perceptions are negatively biased? are there cases in which our positive illusions lead to negative outcomes?
19  cards
L09 - The Desire for a Consistent Self
what is the self-verification motive? function of self-verification, how do individuals self-verify? what happens when self-views are threatened? self-verification vs. self-enhancement, extension of self-verification to collective self-views/ingroup identities, outcomes
23  cards
L10 - The Self Under Threat
how do we cope with psychological threats to the self? self-affirmation theory, self-affirmation theory vs. cognitive dissonance theory, effects of self-affirmation on: personal uncertainty, prejudice, and mortality salience)
20  cards
L11 - CAPS
revisiting the person-situation debate, personality-consistency paradox and how to make sense of it, cognitive-affective processing system of personality, understanding paradoxical behaviour
19  cards
L12 - Self-Regulation
benefits of good self-regulation, how the self-regulation process works (setting good goals, the importance of self-awareness, willpower), what can we learn from people with good self-regulation?
34  cards
L13 - Self-Regulation II
how to make self-regulation more effortless?
15  cards
L14 - The Need to Belong
overview of moderation vs. mediation, evidence for the desire to belong as a fundamental need
22  cards
L15 - Self-Presentation
what kind of impression do we seek to create? self-presentation on social media
28  cards
L16 - Empathy
Definitions of empathy,
What is cognitive empathy,
What is empathic accuracy footnot...
17  cards
L17 - Being Perceived by Others
what informs the way others perceive us? (expressive accuracy, Ally's research), how does the way others perceive us guide our sense of self? how does the way others perceive us guide our behaviour?
22  cards
L18 - Attachment I
attachment foundations, attachment in adulthood
25  cards
L19 - Attachment II
revisiting the link between caregiving experiences and adult attachment styles, how stable are attachment styles in adulthood? do we have different attachment styles with different people?
6  cards
L20 - Self as Group Member
social identity approach, why do we identify with groups? factors determining identification with a group, how to reduce inter-group hostility?
0  cards
L21 - Psychology of Conspiracy Theories
is belief in conspiracy theories abnormal or pathological? when are people most vulnerable to believing conspiracy theories? who is most vulnerable to believing conspiracy theories?
0  cards
L22 - Happiness
what factors contribute to happiness? Is happiness stable or can we change how happy we are? how do we become happier?
0  cards

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