Self Knowledge Flashcards
4 components of the “self”
- Self Esteem
- Self Knowledge
- Social Self
- Self Concept
2 aspects of Self-Schemas
- Building blocks of the self
- More elaborate, efficient processing
How are Self- Schemas the building blocks of the self
- They are how we describe ourselves
- trait is both self-descriptive and is also important to self-description
How is Self-Schemas more elaborate and efficient processing
- Info about self
- Info about others
The Working Self-Concept
- Context Dependent
- Variability, Extremity, Salience of Self-concept
Self-Concept is Context-Dependent
- But self-schemas are more stable
- Not everything is possible, “ranges”
Working Self Concept - Variability, Extremity, Salience of Self Concept
- Determine or constrain our self knowledge
- Ex: introverts don’t become extroverts but can become more extraverted
Self-Complexity
who are you
More Complex Self-Construals
- more independent, do what you want, not what your friends or family want
- We strive for the self and personal achievement
Less Complex Self-Construals
- More independent, more likely to do what your friends or family want (their beliefs matter)
- We strive for the group and group achievement
What are the Self-Guides
- Actual Self
- Ideal Self
- Ought Self
Actual self
who we are
Ideal self
who we want to be
Ought self
who we should be
Actual-Ideal Discrepancy
Promotion focus, dejection/ sad emotions
