self Flashcards
self regulations
the deliberate exertion of control to alter one’s responses(thoughts,emotions and actions
we have
a set of standards and a commitment to them culture or individual
the ability to self-motor
the capability to change
what is the ironic process of mental control ?
that when we try to supress the thought, we must mononeter it, we have to think about the thought to get rid of it
ex: don’t think about pink cow
self concept
the description and evaluation of one-self, including psychological and physical characteristics, qualities, skills, roles and etc
it is made of self-schemas
self-schema
are orginezed information about the self in a specific domain
working self concept
set of self-aspects that are currently activated by situational cues and strongly influenced thoughts,feelings and actions in the moment
self-complexity
how much do individuals have different and relatively independent ways of thinking about themselves
high self - complexity : different selfs- roles are independent
I’m a student and a daughter and worker
self-concept clarity
the extent to which one’s self-concept is clearly and consistently defined
confident who you are - not wondering wo u are
I know that im nice
Individualism as
Types of Social Relations
individualistic emphasis on people’s autonomy, private fufillment, uniqness
Collectivism as
Types of Social Relations
collective emphaisis on interpersonal harmoney,group cohesion, and social duty
independent self-schema
bounded,unitary,stable self
behaviour orginize around private thoughts,feeling and emotions
goals to be unique,express self ,realize internal attributes , promotes own goals
others important for social comparison
self-esteem based on ability to express self, validate internal attribute
interdependable self-chema
flexibal,variable self
behaviour organized around statues,roles and relationships
goals to occupy one’s proper place,engage in appropriate action,group goals
relationship important for self-definition
self-esteem based on ability to adjust,maintain harmony
european-americans tend to be
independent schema - individualistic
ex:im inteligent, im funny
native americans
refer themselves as collective, interdependet schema
ex:i need to succeed to help my community
takeaway
Native American self-construal both
interdependent and independent
(but uniquely related)!
what are the 3 levels of our social self?
personal self
relational self
collective self
a person has all three
personal self
self concept: individuated
evaluation: traits,*
frame of reference : interpersonal comparison
social motivation: self interest
ex: I’m beutifull
relational self
self concept:roles and relationships
evaluation:roles*
frame of reference:reflection
social motivation:others benefit
ex: I’m a sister
collective self
self concept: social identity
evaluation:group prototype
frame of reference: others in the group
social motivation: collective welfare
ex: I’m Brazilian
(nationality,religion,race)
self-categorization theory
self-categorization is inheratly variable and highly dependent on contextual shifts in frames of reference/situated goals and motives
introspection
looking inward into concious thought,feelings,motivations and intentions
symbolic interactionism
people use their understanding of how others view them as the primary basis for knowing and evaluating themselves
the looking glass self
others reflect back to us who we are by how they behave toward us
ex:I think I’m funny because my friends laugh at my jokes
reflect appraisal
what we think others think about us
I think eduardo think I’m funny (glass) theory so I’m funny
