Lesson 4

Question 1

William James

Answer 1

he conceptualized the self as having two
aspects: the “I” and “Me”

I - thinking, acting and feeling self.
Me - Physical characteristics

Question 2

Carl Rogers

Answer 2

I - one who acts and decides
Me - what you think or feel about yourself as an
object

• self-schema or our own organized system or collection of knowledge about who we are

Question 3

Hogg and Vaughan,
2010

Answer 3

The I - is the thinking, acting, and feeling self

Question 4

Gleitman

Answer 4

The Me - is the physical characteristics as well as psychological
capabilities

Question 5

Identity and Self-Concept

Answer 5

Identity - composed of personal characteristics, social roles as well as affiliations that define who one is

Self concept - what basically comes to your mind when you are asked who you are.

Question 6

Sigmund Freud

Answer 6

results of the interaction between the id, the ego, and the supereg

Question 7

SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

Answer 7

Mead argued that
the self is created and developed through human interaction

1. We do not create ourselves out of nothing.
2. Whether we like to admit it or not, we actually need others to
   affirm and reinforce who we think we are.
3. What we think as important to us may also have been
   influenced by what is important in our social or historical context.

Question 8

Carver and Scheier identified two types of self that we can be

Answer 8

The Private Self – your internal standards and private thoughts
and feelings.

Public Self – your public image commonly geared toward having
a good representation of yourself to others.

Question 9

Self-awareness

Answer 9

Actual Self - who you are at the moment;
Ideal Self - who you like to be;
Ought Self - who we think we shou

Question 10

Deindividuation

Answer 10

the loss of individual self-awareness and
individual accountability in groups

Question 11

Social Comparison

Answer 11

1. Downward Social Comparison –comparing ourselves
   with those people who are worse off than us.
2. Upward Social Comparison – comparing ourselves
   with those people who are better off than us.

Question 12

Self-Evaluation Maintenance Theory

Answer 12

we can feel threatened when someone outperforms us

Question 13

Self-Esteem

Answer 13

own positive and negative perception or evaluation of ourselves

Question 14

Narcissism

Answer 14

It is a trait characterized by overly high self-esteem, self admiration, and self centeredness.