W4: understanding self and others

Question 1

Self-concept

Answer 1

Mental representation of all of a person’s knowledge about his or her attributes:
Beliefs. tots mems
roles, rs, grps

Question 2

Content dimensions of self-concept (2 types)

Answer 2

1) Big 2 (CA)

2) Big 5 (OCEAN)

Question 3

Big 2 CA:

components

Answer 3

Communion (warmth): social rs (friendly, fair)

Agency (competence): goal attainment (Ambitious, capable)

Question 4

Self-aspect defined as … …

Self-aspect divided into:
3

Answer 4

Summary of a person’s beliefs about the self in specific domains, roles or activities

1. Personal Aspects
2. Social Aspects
3. Domains

Question 5

Self-aspect:

Personal Aspects

Answer 5

Personal Aspects can be seen as personal selves/personal identities/individual selves

Char:

1) Features tt distinguish u from others
2) Often traits (OCEAN)

Question 6

Self-aspect:

Social Aspects

Answer 6

seen as social selves/social identities

Char:

1) Roles (relational)
- roles and relationships we have (daughter, boss… …)
2) Group/social category memberships (collective)
- grp members that we share w. others (female, religion)

Question 7

Self-aspect:

Domains

Answer 7

location/situational based: (at work/home, with friends)

Sometimes overlap with roles and groups; sometimes not

Question 8

Self-organization: Schemas

Self-schema

Answer 8

knowledge structure tt links, organises and ‘weights’ self-concept components.

• Provides summary chars tt a person believes define him/her across situation
• impt, core aspects are likely to be more accessible
• self schemas guides interpretations of the environment and performance of behaviour

Question 9

Self-organization: narrative

Answer 9

Narrative self/identity : the story of who I am

internalised, evolving story of the self that binds, organise and provide meaning to self components aspects across time

Question 10

I self and Me self

Answer 10

i -> the agent

Me -> the reflection -> the reactor.