The Self Flashcards
Self
Who you are, who you think you are and how you’re seen by others
Self awareness
Understanding we are a separate entity
Gallup 1968 self recognition
Mark on animals heads. If animal touched mark while looking into mirror they are self aware physically not psychologically
Self concept
who we are positive and negative qualities
Introspection
Why we behave in certain ways through internal states
Wilson & nisbett
Female shoppers ranking same stockings differently.
Paradigmatic forces
Influences which change peoples lives
- technology
- social media
- popular beliefs
- social norms
Dynamic self
Highly variable
Self construal
how we would want to see ourselves. Motivation bias
The self (being)
our thoughts and feelings
Intersubjectivity
Shared understanding amongst people