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conscientiousness
Conscientiousness is the state of being thorough, careful, or vigilant; it implies a desire to do a task well. How planned, organized, hard-working, punctual, and ambitious someone is TERM 2
conscientiousness results
DEFINITION 2 Reverse #3 and add #8, then divide by 21-2 low3 neutral4- high TERM 3
social cognitive theories
DEFINITION 3 emphasis on observational learning, conscious processing, social experiences, and evaluation of self.personality is always fluctuatingconfidence levels can affect behaviors in any given situationthe behaviors then affect how you view yourself TERM 4
the self concept
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DEFINITION 4 I am 30I am a mother of 3 kidsI am lovingI am kindI am supportiveI am .... TERM 5
self concept
DEFINITION 5 How we see ourselves: does not always match the true versionListing of our traits
personal self
What makes us different from everybody else TERM 7
interpersonal selves
DEFINITION 7 What we display or showcase to otherscan be different in different situationsshifts can happen due to group identification TERM 8
self consciousness
DEFINITION 8 Self-consciousness is an acute sense of self-awareness.Self- awareness that is associated with the attention coming from others. TERM 9
self esteem
DEFINITION 9 Our personal value judgement of the "worth" of our "self"Low < High self esteemSocial comparisons: downward or upwardSelf-enhancement TERM 10
spotlight effect
DEFINITION 10 The spotlight effect is the tendency of an individual to overestimate the extent to which others are paying attention to the individual's appearance and behavior. better to catch the bad things before someone else does
self-efficacy
Our beliefs in our ability to handle a situation and succeedWhat can I do to get an A?Related notion: Locus of ControlSelf control & Regulation TERM 17
Locus of control
DEFINITION 17 Locus of control is a theory in personality psychology referring to the extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them. internal attribution = high internal locus of controlexternal attribution = high external locus of control TERM 18
high internal locus of
control
DEFINITION 18 Tend to struggle with understanding how some people cant succeedHomeless people didn't try hard enough TERM 19
self-control &
regulation
DEFINITION 19 Will power and delayed gratification = trait or resourceonly have so much will power at one time > resourcesome people have more reserved than others > trait TERM 20
non-delayers
DEFINITION 20 lower test scoresless socially competenthigh on envy/jealousypoor at copingpoor performance in the long run
