week 1 Flashcards
self concept
self concept
the set of beliefs we hold about ourselces, and how we define ourselves
awareness
what we can perceive about ourselves
reflection
how we think consciously about ourselves
body
the self as an entity continued in a body, experiencing things
experience
how we experience the world and how it impacts the self
agency
the way we consider ourselces as acting agents
research methods used to study what the person knows about themselves
- interviews
- focus groups
- surveys
- self report
research methods used to study what a person is unaware of
- experiments
- natural recordings (sometimes)
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research methods used to study what a person does out in real life
- observation
- recording everyday life
aspects of the self concept
- real/actual vs ideal
- continuous over time vs changeable
- inclusive vs exclusive
- relational vs social
- private vs public
self discrepancy theory
the consequences of making comaprisons between the three self-schemas
coherence over time 1
a master narrative
provides overarching coherence to our sense of self
coherence over time 2
we have temporary self images
different aspects of our self concept may be salient in a particular situation
social identity
who i am in relation to others
person based: sense of being distinct, unqie individual
collective based: a sense of commonality with others
you may idenity with
specific individuals (relational identity)
group memberships (social identity)
how and where do we present ourselves?
public self: the identity that we project to others
private self: the person we know ourselves to be, which may disclsoe to a few close individuals
impression management (Goffman 1959)
the process by which we attempt to influence in how other people view us
- can have short term goals
- can have long term goals
- can be concerned with aspects of our personal/collective idenetity
strategic self presentation
self promotion
motivated by a concern to gain respect and impress others
strategic self presentation
intrigration
motivated by a concern to get along with others and be liked
strategic self presentation
intimidation
motivated by trying to get others to think you are dangerous
strategic self presentation
eximplificiation
motivated by trying to get others to regard you as morally respectable
strategic self presentation
supplication
motivated by trying to get others to take pity on you as helpless
self regulation
- our ability to control our inner psychological states
- our public actions
- involves the conscious inhibition of thoughts, feelings and actions
self regulation can be affected by?
- alcohol
- tiredness
- cognitive load
- aging
individualistic cultures
independent self construal
values independence, uniqueness, autonomy, self determination, personal freedom, achievement
collectivist cultures
interdependent self construal
values social relationships, group identifications, social solidatrity, shared goals
cultural differences in responses to the TST
individualistic cultures
mention personal attributes, for example, i am blonde, i am a hockey player
cultural differences in responses to the TST
collectivist cultures
mention social relationships, for example, i am from a large family
