Week 5 (Psychology) Flashcards
sense of personal identity and who we are as individuals
The self
the thinking, acting, and feeling self. the one acts and decides
“I”
physical characteristics as well as psychological capabilities that makes who you are. what you think about yourself as an object
Me
Related to constructs such as identity and self-concept
“I” & “Me”
People are not passive receivers ________
People are not passive receivers they actively shape how they feel about things or objects
which includes all those aspects of one’s identity that are perceived in awareness.
The Self-concept (Two Subsystems of Self) Rogers
our view of our self as we would like it to be or what we would aspire to be.
Ideal Self (Two Subsystems of Self) Rogers
Once formed, the ______ tends to resist change, and gaps between it and the ideal self result in incongruence and various levels of psychopathology.
Once formed, the self-concept tends to resist change, and gaps between it and the ideal self result in incongruence and various levels of psychopathology.
People are aware of both their _____ and _____ although awareness need not be accurate.
their self-concept and their ideal self
_______ saw people as having experiences on three levels of awareness
Rogers
people may have an inflated view of their ______ but only a vague sense of their _____
“ideal self”, “self-concept”
(level of awareness) experiences that are ignored, denied, or not allowed into the self-concept
(1) those that are symbolized below the threshold of awareness
(2) those that are _______ with the self-concept and thus are accurately symbolized and freely _______ to the self-structure.
(2) those that are consistent with the self-concept and thus are accurately symbolized and freely admitted to the self-structure.
A sense that one is competent & effective.
How competent we feel on the task.
Self-Efficacy
Given challenging tasks, people who imagine themselves as _______ and _______ will ___________ those who imagine themselves as failures
Given challenging tasks, people who imagine themselves as hardworking and successful will outperform those who imagine themselves as failures
The extent to which people perceive outcomes as internally controllable by their own efforts or as externally controlled by chance or outside forces.
Locus of control
“I failed because I didn’t study.”
Internal locus of control
You probably believe you control your own destiny.
Internal locus of control
“I failed because my teacher didn’t like me by chance.”
External locus of control
You probably feel chance or outside forces determine your fate.
External locus of control
Theories generally see the self and identity as _______
____ created and re-created in memory.
Theories generally see the self and identity as mental constructs created and re-created in memory.
current researches suggest that the ____ _____ is the specific are of the brain associated with processes concerning the self.
current researches suggest that the frontal lobe is the specific are of the brain associated with processes concerning the self.
Suggests that the self is created and developed through human interaction
Symbolic interactionism
We do not create ourselves out of nothing. Society helped in creating the foundations of who we are.
Symbolic interactionism