Chapter 2: UNPACKING THE SELF Flashcards
Self that can be observed or examined.
Physical Self
Consist of EXTREMITIES and ORGANS, wIth VITAL FUNCTIONS of maintaining one’s life and undergoes GRADUAL CHANGE
Physical Self
customarily associated with aesthetic experience and typically refers to an essential quality of something that arouses some type of reaction in the human observer
Beauty
Example reactions in the human observer [BEAUTY]
pleasure, calm, elevation, or delight.
T or F
Beauty was a primary theme among ancient Romans
F
[Greeks]
T or F
Beauty was among the ultimate values along with goodness, truth and justice.
T
T or F
Beauty as Greek’s main theme is the reason why they emphasize physical fitness in their sculptures
T
2 view of philosophers about beauty
- OBJECTIVE - has single and absolute definition
- SUBJECTIVE - varies across individuals, society, and time
2 Beauty Objectivists
Plato
Aristotle
2 Beauty Subjectivists
David Hume
IMMANUEL KANT
Beautiful things reflect our idea of beauty that exists in the real of forms
Plato
The chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry, and definiteness.
Aristotle
Each mind perceives a different beauty
David Hume
The judgement of taste is not logical but aesthetical
Immanuel Kant
Considers beauty as satisfying aesthetic needs. The needs are not universal, but at least some people in every culture seem to be motivated by the need for beauty and aesthetically pleasing experiences
Abraham Maslow
In __________, applicant selection sometimes suffers ________ — error in evaluating
IO Psychology
cognitive bias
cognitive bias of people to rate a single quality (attractiveness) more favorable than other traits
Halo effect
In ___________, people who are more attractive are more likely to get rich or be voted into politics
Social Psychology
In __________, our preference for beauty is evident in nature. Animals consider stronger and more beautiful partners as mates
Evolutionary Psychology
has a significant impact on how a person feels about himself or herself. It also indicates the ideal standards of body sizes
Culture
“_________ is the number of successes a person achieves in the domains of life that that are important to him or her, divided by the number of failures occurred in those areas”
This is according to?
Self-esteem
William James
Factors that Shape Self-Esteem (7)
Self thoughts and perceptions
Views of other people
Illness, disease, disabilities
Age
Social role and status
Social Media
Culture
It covers the emotional attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of a person towards their own body. This also includes how they control and sense their body
Body Image
Which statements is/are true?
I. Body image and self-esteem influence each other.
II. It is hard to value yourself when you do not like your body.
II. The reverse is also true: if you cannot see the positive side of yourself and treat it with respect, you do not value.
A. I, II
B. I, III
C. II, III
D. I, II, III
D
