Social Psychology Revision 2Versión en línea Topic 2: The self (Chapter 3 and 4) por Susana Cormenzana 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 What we know and believe about ourselves. self-concept self-schema Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information. The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are. spotlight effect Differing implicit (automatic) and explicit (consciously controlled) attitudes toward the same object. Verbalized explicit attitudes may change with education and persuasion; implicit attitudes change slowly, with practice that forms new habits. dual attitude system 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. individualism The tendency to underestimate how long it will take to complete a task. planning fallacy The tendency to perceive oneself favorably. self-serving bias The tendency to overestimate the commonality of one’s opinions and one’s undesirable or unsuccessful behaviors. false consensus effect The tendency to underestimate the commonality of one’s abilities and one’s desirable or successful behaviors. false uniqueness effect
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