University:
Borough of Manhattan Community College
Course:
SOC 100 | Introduction To Sociology
Academic year:

2022
Views:

323

Pages:

2
Author:

Leilani Contreras

Chapter 1 Hindsight Bias The tendency to exaggerate, after learning an outcome, one’s ability to have foreseen how something turned out. Social Representations A society’s widely held ideas and values, including assumptions and cultural ideologies. Social Psychology The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Culture The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next. Chapter 2 Possible Selves Images of what we dream of or dread becoming in the future. Self-Schema Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information. Spotlight Effect The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are. Overestimate Believing that our visibility of our social blunders and public mental slips happen more often than they do. Social Comparisons Evaluating one’s opinions and abilities by comparing oneself with others Self-Esteem A persons overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth Self-Presentation The act of expressing oneself and behaving in ways designed to create a favorable impression or an impression that corresponds to one’s ideals. Self-Serving Bias The tendency to perceive oneself favorably. Self-Handicapping Protecting one’s self-image with behaviors that create a handy excise for later failure. Self-Efficacy A sense that one is competent and effective, distinguished from self-esteem, which is one’s sense of self-worth.