Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Norm (Social), Informant, Takers

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Self-concept: people usually identify what makes them unique in a particular situation qualities fit self- defs, self is a cognitive and social construct, emerges early childhood, unfolds through adolescence. Self-discrepancies: actual self qualities believe actually possess, ought self qualities believe should have. Ideal self qualities would like to have. Ideal and ought selves serve as personal standards/self-guides that direct behaviour: self-discrepancy mismatch between self-perceptions that make up actual/ideal/ought self, measurable discrepancies that have consequences for how people think/feel/act. 100: sat scores drop as avg number of test takers inc at testing site. Feedback from others: self-concept shaped by feedback from key people in life, young people/kids take feedback to heart. If feedback about self conflicts w/ central self-conceptions then person capable of selectively forgetting but can recall when motivated towards self-improvement/regulating relationships. Social context: self-concept doesn"t develop in isolation people and social contexts matter, social context affects how think/feel about others including impressions convey in diff settings.