Category: Science
Created by: tim.zhaotianqi
Number of Blossarys: 40
Thinking too highly of one’s self, while thinking less of others (even or especially one’s relationship partner).
Proposes that people exhibit self-protective emotional and cognitive responses (including adhering more strongly to their cultural worldviews and prejudices) when confronted with reminders of their ...
Differing implicit (automatic) and explicit (controlled) attitudes toward the same object. Verbalized explicit attitudes any change with education and persuasion; implicit attitudes change slowly, ...
The human tendency to underestimate the speed and the strength of the “psychological immune system”, which enables emotional recovery and resilience after bad things happen.
Giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often one’s extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly.
The concept of giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity In terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self- eg: athletic; overweight; smart; etc.