Week 3 psych dq 1 | COUN 6220 – Psychology of Personality | Walden University

 

SOCIAL COMPARISON

People tend to compare themselves to others to gauge their intelligence, attractiveness, and success. Problematically, those who need a self-esteem and self-confidence boost may try to gain it through a downward comparison. In other words, in order improve their self-esteem and self-confidence, they might compare themselves to less intelligent, attractive, or successful individuals to make them feel better about their relative social standing. Consider the pervasive media images of female or male physical perfection. Western culture often overemphasizes a woman’s (and, to a lesser degree, a man’s) physical attractiveness as a measure of her (or his) cultural value. That is, western culture often conflates physical attractiveness with inherent goodness—a woman (or in some cases, a man) who is not physically attractive is somehow less good.

For this Discussion, you will analyze the development of self-concept from the perspective of downward comparisons and idealized images.

RESOURCES

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

TO PREPARE

  • Review the Learning Resources for this week and consider how downward comparisons and idealized images of physical attractiveness impact the developing self-concept.
  • Also, consider whether this impact would be different across race and ethnicity.

BY DAY 4

Post how downward comparisons and idealized images of physical attractiveness impact the developing self-concept. Would this impact be the same across race and ethnicity? Support your post with references to social psychology theory and research.

 References..

  • Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D., Akert, R. M., & Sommers, S. R. (Eds.). (2019). Social psychology (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
    • Chapter 5, “The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context” 
  • Note: Viewing media and interactives embedded in the electronic version of this course text is not required for this course.
  • Fein, S., & Spencer, S. J. (1997). Prejudice as self-image maintenance: Affirming the self through derogating others. Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyLinks to an external site., 73(1), 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.31
  • Fein, S., & Spencer, S. J. (1997). Prejudice as self-image maintenance: Affirming the self through derogating others. Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyLinks to an external site., 73(1), 31–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.31
  • Riyanto, Y. E., & Zhang, J. (2016). Putting a price tag on others’ perceptions of us. Experimental EconomicsLinks to an external site., 19(2), 480–499. doi:10.1007/s10683-015-9450-3
  • Fein, S., & Spencer, S. J. (1997). Prejudice as self-image maintenance: Affirming the self through derogating others. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73(1), 31–44. doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.31
  •  Riyanto, Y. E., & Zhang, J. (2016). Putting a price tag on others’ perceptions of us. Experimental Economics, 19(2), 480–499. doi:10.1007/s10683-015-9450-3 

BY DAY 6

Respond to at least two colleagues and explain how you might mitigate or resist the deleterious impact of social comparison as discussed by your colleagues. Support your response with references to social psychology theory and research

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