Lessons 2-4
The study of face-to-face social interaction via naturalistic observation
What is Symbolic Psychology / Interactionism
The thing that is continually shaped by how we believe others perceive us and how we interpret the social environment around us
What is the Social Self?
Comparing ourselves to two internal "self-guides"
What is Self Discrepancy
A person's overall subjective evaluation of their own intrinsic worth and value
The number of names on Battle Monument
What is 2,240
The relationship between two variables (+ = variables move in the same direction, - = move in the opposite dirrection)
What is the Correlation Coefficient 'r'
Overestimating how accurately other people can conceal inferred thoughts, feelings, and intentions
What is the Illusion of Transparency
What is Actual Self?
The illusion that we experience more positive outcomes and fewer negative outcomes than our peers
What is Illusiory Optimism
How's the cow?
She walks, she talks, she's full of chalk, the lacteal fluid extracted from the female of the bovine species is highly prolific to the nth degree.
The observation of an effect, influence, or change between two variables
What is the Experimental Method
Constructive Schemas help naturally filter experiences to reinforce a good/positive belief
What is Positive Outlook/Schema
What is Ideal Self
The causes behind behavior and events. The assignment of internal and external factors often acts as a shield to protect our sense of self.
What is Attrubutions
When was the 50-year of Women in West Point conference held?
When is Spring of 2026
Testing an effect --> being able to manipulate the variables --> without random assignment
(Think Decision Tree)
Quasi-Experiment
What is Impact Bias?
Internal rulebook of duty, obligation, and moral responsibility. Placed by society, we do these to avoid punishment
What is Ought Self?
Overestimating how much other people share our opinions, flaws, and negative behaviors
What is the False Consensus Effect
When were Cadets allowed to smoke in the Barracks?
When was 1857
Kurt Lewin's field theory equation
What is B = f(P,E)
B = Behavior
f = Function
P = Person
E = Enviroment
The two attitudes toward a person or action
(Name and define both)
Explicit = conscious, controlled, and easy to self-report
Implicit = automatic, unconscious, and ingrained into habit
A gap in this creates agitation-emotions like guilt, fear, and anxiety
Underestimating how common our abilities and successes actually are.
Thinking our success is exceptionally rare
False Uniqueness Effect
Who bought the land of West Point? How much did they buy it for?
Who is Alexander Hamilton (as Treasurer in 1790)
What is $11,085