Psy 439 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Subjective experience and uniqueness of individuals. Emphasizes the need to attribute meaning to life. - Answer-Extensialism best life is one lives in nature and free from rules of society - Answer-cynicism All truth is relative (subjective) - Answer-sophistry Philosophy that stresses the uniqueness of individuals emotion and intuition and engagement with nature - Answer-Romanticism concept of falsification and "risky" predictions - Answer-Karl Popper Belief that all beliefs can be prov...

PSY 439 - Chapter 2. The self in a social world Chapter 2: The Self in a Social World SPOTLIGHTS AND ILLUSIONS: WHAT DO THEY TEACH US ABOUT OURSELVES? • Spotlight effect – The belief that others are paying more attention to our appearance and behavior than they really are. • Illusion of transparency – The illusion that our concealed emotions leak out and can easily be read by others. Interplay between sense of self and our social worlds: - Social surroundings affect ou...