Self-conscious emotion and Ove
1. Self-Conscious Emotions Shame, pride, guilt, and hubris are elicited by cognitive abilities. This is why these emotions are called self-conscious (evaluative) emotions. Self-conscious emotions involve a set of standards, rules, or goals (SRGs). Based on SRGs, we evaluate our actions, thoughts, and feelings. Because SRGs are varied by each individual, group such as peers or family, society, or culture, evaluation toward the same behavior differs across different SRGs. After our evaluation is completed, self-conscious emotions arise. In the process of eliciting emotions, two aspects of evaluation are considered: 1) success or failure; 2) global or specific. Global attribution focuses on the total self. When people with global attribution violate SRGs, they tend to focus on their total self instead of their behavior (e.g., “Because I did this, I am bad.”). On the other hand, people with specific attribution focuses on behaviors of the self (e.g., “What I did was wrong, I should not do
