Social Identity, Self Discrepency, and Regulatory Focus Theory

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1. How do in-groups increase their self-image?

  • By enhancing their status and discriminating and holding prejudice views about the out-groups
  • By making sure that they have the largest possible population, out numbering out-groups
  • By using polls and other forms of social media to gather information regarding their status in society
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2. What type of goals would a high-achiever focus on?

  • Procrastitive goals
  • Promotional goals
  • Preventional goals

3. What do promotional focused people focus on?

  • Achieving the highest possible grade, being inspired by positive role models of high achievement and trying to emulate them
  • Achieving a good enough grade, focusing their energy on social and creative tasks that will help their mental health
  • Achieving through others' failure, creating negative role modelling of 'cramming' rather than focused revision

4. What does self-discrepancy distinguish between?

  • The actual, ideal and ought self
  • Our different personality traits
  • Negative and positive role modelling

5. Define preventional goals

  • Concerned with delaying difficult or important tasks, instead completing easier ones in an attempt of avoidance
  • Concerned with obligations and personal responsibilities, striving to achieve the 'ought' self
  • Concerned with personal aspiration and accomplishment of set goals, striving to achieve their 'ideal' self
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