PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Personality Psychology, Interrupt, Suggestibility
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Much of this course is concerned with person x situation interactions. Interaction: the effect of a on b depends on the value of c. The effect of the person on the behavior depends on the situation. The effect of the situation on the behavior depends on the person. E. g. , a specific person may be more punctual when showing up to work than when showing up to a party. Approach partly inspired by crisis in personality psychology. How we describe ourselves depend on who were are speaking to. When describing ourselves to others, we tend to list traits that make us unique. We could not describe ourselves to our classmate as a mcgill student. A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him and carry an image of him in their mind . Phenomenal self: the self that i experience in the world. Small portion of (self) knowledge that is the current focus of awareness.
