Control freaky
the opposite of self-efficacy is:
doubt.
Why do people self-verify?
feedback that is inconsistent with one's self-perception is psychologically uncomfortable and generates negative affect
The process of leaving behind defenses and moving toward autonomous self-regulation, which is an inherent developmental striving.
Self-actualization
a person's estimate of how likely it is that he or she can act in a particular way is know as what kind of expectation?
efficacy expectation
a phrase for failure being an opportunity for learning and personal growth
Failure as a challenge
the thing people experience when they attain a self-concordant goal
high need satisfaction.
Humanistic psychology is mostly about:
discovering human potential and encouraging its development.
Which kind of expectation is a person's estimate of what will happen once the person carries out that behavior?
outcome expectation
The antecedent that most strongly determines the strength of a person's efficacy expectation
personal behavior history.
the key to developing competent self-regulation
observation and imitation of an expert model.
Positive psychology investigates:
positive subjective experiences, such as creativity.
What types of coping describe taking action oneself versus enlisting the help of an intermediary who takes the direct action?
Direct vs. Indirect
In their studies in which participants judged how much control they had in a low-control situation, the participants best at judging control accurately were
depressed
Who worked on longer on the series of impossible-to-solve geometry problems
the group that ate the cookies (no-self-control at T1)
Why do people generally follow social preferences and priorities?
social messages are strong, while inner guides are subtle.
Which way of coping describes taking action to change the problem versus taking action to change oneself?
Alloplastic vs. Autoplastic
a hardy, resistant portrayal of the self during encounters with failure
mastery motivational orientation
In the limited strength model of self-control what resource depletes when one exerts control?
glucose
Name 3 theoretical traditions are consistent with a humanistic approach to motivation
holism, Gestalt psychology, and existentialism
The quest to develop the self and develop personal is described by the text book as the "___".
self-as-agent