PSY-335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Impression Management, Overjustification Effect, Self-Control
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Child"s self concept: is concrete, references to characteristics like age, sex, neighborhood, and hobbies. Maturing self concept: less emphasis on physical characteristics, more emphasis on psychological states and how other"s judge us. Western cultures and views of self: independent views of self: defining one"s self in terms of internal thoughts, feelings and actions. Eastern cultures and views of self: interdependent views of self:defining one"s self in terms of their relationship to others, realizing that your behavior is determined by thoughts, feelings and actions of others. Problems with eastern versus western view of self: some research supports that collectivist cultures are becoming more individualistic (usually related to socioeconomic development) Self knowledge: the way we know who we are and how we organize this information. How do we know ourselves: introspection observing our own behavior using other people. Self control: the way we make plans and execute decisions.
