PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mental Representation, Extraversion And Introversion, Neuroticism
18 Dec 2019
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Self, self-esteem and social cognition week 2. The self is composed of 4 main topics. Individual"s belief about them self - including attributes and who and what the self is. The existential self (as early as 3 months: the most basic part of the self-scheme or self-concept; the sense of being separate and distinct. How we see ourselves: this does not necessarily reflect reality. Kuhn (1960: the 20 statements test. Social roles: define ourselves based on society around us. Short or tall: all relative and dependent on comparison with others, reference frame can impact personality traits depends on who we are comparing ourselves to. Trait vs. state: a trait is something within our own personality and is fairly stable overall, a state is something temporary, these can be genetic and acquired. Cross-cultural self: the individualist society self", define themselves in terms of personal traits, give priority to own goals, answers to who am i".
