Unit 1 Flashcards
The “I”
“I” am the subject of thought, the person who feels pride or embarrassment
The “Me”
the object of thought or the self we see in the mirror
theory of mind
The recognition that other minds exist and we can’t try to imagine other’s mental states
mirror neurons
cells in our brains that fire in identical ways whether we are observing a performance or an action
looking glass self
the self that emerges as a consequence of seeing ourselves as we think other people see us
coding
process in which segments of text are identified as belonging to relevant categories
self fufilling prophecy
If enough people tell us something they think about us, eventually, we will make it true, even if they weren’t true in the first place
laboratory experiment
a research method that involves a test of a hypothesis under carefully controlled conditions
variable
A measurable phenomenon that varies
experimental group
go through the experience that researchers believe might influence the dependent variable
control group
members that do not go through the experience and are compared to the experimental group
causal claims
assertions that an independent variable is directly and specifically responsible for producing a change in the dependent variable
correlational claims
assertions that changes in an independent variable correspond to changes in a dependent variable but not in a way that can be proven causal
self narrative
a story we tell about the origin and likely future of ourselves
