PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Asian Canadians, Dards
11 Mar 2013
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Content of self representations: attributes, roles, relationships, activities, goals. Self complexity: study 1: self complexity measured via trait sort, trait sort: had a number of index cards with traits on them. Had participants make categories based on their multiple selves. Self complexity: study 3: might self-complexity serve as a cognitive buffer against stress-related depression and illness, methods. : self-complexity, depression, illness symptoms, and perceived stress measured at baseline, and again 2 weeks later: results. : high social complexity associated with less depression, perceived stress, physical symptoms, illness (including flu) following high levels of stressful life events. Integration is very important in older relationships - hold two distinct views of partner, uses compartmentalization to buffer negative views of partner. Culture and the self: western cultures --> personal identity, eastern cultures --> collective identity. Canadians: 40 mins delay/recognition (was this shown before?) Self-reference effect: words encoded in relation to the self are remembered better then other words pre- sented to you.
