The illusion of transparency describes how...
we feel that people can very easily determine our emotions.
we feel like people just see through us as if we don't exist.
a visual illusion that makes us think we are seeing through an object, similar to occlusion lines.
we feel that people notice negative things about us more often than they actually do.
Which of the following reduces the illusion of transparency?
Knowing about the illusion
Being 100% upfront so that there is no doubt about what someone else is thinking about you
Avoiding social situations altogether
Wearing a red shirt
What are some of the factors that influence the development of the social self?
Heritability
Birth order
A persons in group
A persons ability to discriminate between 2 peoples voices.
Downward social comparisons
Upward social comparisons
Personal successes
Luck
Self affirmations are a good way of increasing self esteem.
We are poor good( poor, good ) at explaining our own behaviour.
We are poor good( poor, good ) at predicting our behavior.
What effect does negative feedback have on people with high self esteem?
Increase in rudeness and arrogance
No effect because their high self esteem helps them to reassure themselves
Increase in politeness and altruism in order to "be better" after a negative result
Makes their self esteem become low for an extended period
Which of the following are a type of self serving bias?
Attributional distrortions
False consensus
False uniqueness
Availability heuristic
Representative bias
Which of the following are considered to be central traits according to Asch?
Warm
Cold
Polite
Blunt
To humans, losing $10 is just as negative as finding $10 is positive.
We notice and remember information that is consistent inconsistent( consistent, inconsistent ) with our expectations.
Our impressions of people are greater than less than equal to( greater than, less than, equal to ) the sum of their parts.