Positive and Negative Associations

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Positive and Negative Associations

Cognitive social psychology describes the self ' as a dynamic flexible , and complex set of self-conceptions , emotions , images and memories that are stored in the long-term memory . Some of the self-related material in working memory is associated with the transient conditions of the present time frame . These self-conceptions serve the important function of guiding behavior , affection , and perception . Core self-conceptions are enduring and stable self-conceptions tend to endure over time , and are activated across situations which mean they influence

br a person in giving meaning to circumstances and choice on how to behave The perspective about the self in the memory has been referred to as the self-structure where it is proposed that the self-related memory representations are not neutral , but rather carry with them an emotional quality or evaluation tone known as valence (Zephyr 91 . Because self-evaluation is based on the prevailing norms and expectations of the cultural milieu , the meaning of the valence component of the core-s is likely to show cultural specificity in which the positive and negative associations are mutually based

Positive and negative associations

Cultures have been described in terms of interpersonal values they socialize in their members . Culture is the patterns of social institutions , relationships , and expectations that guide the development of culturally competent individuals . The social values and practices are the major basics in the cultural construction of the positive and negative social associations in a society 's culture . The Haitian culture has been overtly portrayed...