Unit 6: The Physical Self Flashcards
Beauty was the primary theme among […], […], and […]
- Ancient Greeks
- Hellenistic
- medieval philosophers
The 4 ultimate values among Ancient Greeks
- beauty
- goodness
- truth
- justice
In its simplest sense, beauty can be described as […]
happiness
The 2 most-debated views about beauty
- objective
- subjective
The 3 philosophers who viewed beauty as an objective quality before the 18th century
- St. Augustine
- Plato
- Aristotle
[…] asked whether things were beautiful because it gave delight or whether it gave delight because it was beautiful. He believed it to be the latter
St. Augustine
[…] connected beauty as a response to love and desire, and asserted that beauty exists in the realm of Forms
Plato
[…] asserted that the chief forms of beauty are order, symmetry, and definiteness that can be demonstrated by mathematical sciences
Aristotle
The 3 philosophers who viewed beauty as a subjective quality during the 18th century
- David Hume
- Immanuel Kant
- Francis Hutcheson
[…] said that “Beauty is no quality in things themselves” and believed that it exists merely in the mind which contemplates them
David Hume
[…] said “The judgment of taste is therefore not a judgment of cognition” and believed that beauty is not logical but aesthetical
Immanuel Kant
[..] said that “The perception of beauty does depend on the external sense of sight; however, the internal sense of beauty operates as an internal or reflex sense”
Francis Hutcheson
Refers to the tendency of people to rate attractive individuals more favorably for their personality traits or characteristics as compared to those who are less attractive
Halo Effect
(aka physical attractiveness stereotype & the what is beautiful is good principle)
An error in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or any other mental process that is often a result of holding on to one’s preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information
Cognitive Bias
[…] considers beauty as satisfying aesthetic needs
Abraham Maslow
In […], applicant selection sometimes suffers cognitive bias
IO Psychology
In […], people who are more attractive are more likely to get rich or be voted into politics
Social Psychology
In […], our preference for beauty is evident in nature
Evolutionary Psychology
[…] has a significant impact on how a person feels about themselves
Culture
Defined as how one thinks and feels toward one’s body
Body Image
Refers to the aspect of self that can be observed and examined
Physical Self
[…] coined the term self-esteem in 1800
William James
Refers to how you view your physical body, whether you feel you are attractive and how you feel some other people like your looks
Body Image
Defined as the number of successes a person achieves in the domains of life that are important to him or her, divided by the number of failures that occurred in those areas
Self-esteem
7 factors that shape self-esteem
- self thoughts and perceptions
- views of other people
- illness, disease, disabilities
- age
- social role and status
- social media
- culture
This happens when your looks do not match your beauty standards
Self-image Problem