Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Comparison Theory, Collectivism, Sandwich Board

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Graeme Haynes

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Defining of self: mental apparatus allows human to think consciously about themselves: unique in human, constant presence inside head. Multiple selves: (cid:862)current self(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pared (cid:449)ith, ideal, ought, undesired, disappointment/guilt will arise if there is discrepancy b/w current self and ideal/ought self. 1st yr- exposed group rate higher than control group, engage motivate improvement. Individualist cultures: independent individual who possess stable abilities, traits, and attitudes, need for individual distinctiveness: individual goals prioritized. Collectivist cultures: interdependent individual who should contribute to harmonious group functioning, emphasize connections b/w self and important others, some aspects of self only exist in conjunction with others. Two styles of self (markus: independent: individual, unique, influencing, free, equal, interdependent: relational, similar, adjusted, rooted, ranked, examples, ie. Japanese tend to describe the relationship b/w fish, and the whole environment (more holistic view: westerners: see world analytically. Easterners: see world holistically (i. e. yinyan: lyengar & lepper 1999. Asian or euro-american children solving tasks, either choose by own/researcher/mom.