Peer and the self

The self is seen as having a ________ function that affects the evaluative component.

• Regulatory

• Structural

• Compliance

• Positive

• Negative

What is the purpose of a positive view of the self?

True or False.

The self has a regulatory function

• True

• False

How is the self a regulatory function?

Answer explanation

The self is a regulatory function because it protects the individual from external influences. Works to minimize negative influences of the external world. The self is sensible and has monitoring component that allows it to know it is and what it isn't.

What mechanisms underlines the self's regulatory system?

Which mechanism underlying the self's regulatory tendency is the following describing?

Ambiguous but possibly negative information is reframed so as to reflect amore positive impression

• Self-consistency bias

• Transfer or generalization of positive affect to other experiences

• Theory of immunology

• Ecological view of the self

• Substantive

Which of the choices below are mechanisms underlying the self's regulatory tendency?

• Self-consistency bias

• Transfer or generalization of positive affect to other experiences

• Theory of immunology

• Ecological view of the self

• Substantive

What are the ways/mechanisms that the self uses to regulate itself?

Answer explanation

1. Self-consistency bias: Where ambiguous, or possibly negative statements are reformulated to fit a more positive view

2. Transfer or generalization of positive affect associated with the self to other areas (even negative experiences)

The functioning of a __________ in which ambiguous but possibly negative information is reframed so as to reflect a more positive impression

Positive affect associated with a positive view of self can be transferred or __________ to other experiences even though these other experiences may have a negative valence