PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: General Idea, Role Theory, Ego Depletion
24 Oct 2016
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People i(cid:374) past e(cid:396)as did(cid:374)"t st(cid:396)uggle (cid:449)ith self-concept, we have more free time to think about ourselves. Type 1: assigned components of self (gender, family) Type 4 & 5: stem from type 3, modern types of identity crisis, associated with choice definitions: associated with choices we make. In flux: define yourself as a knitter, then it gets boring and you switch to a squash player, etc. Graphical environments: use avatars to interact in real time. Culture shapes ways in which people identify themselves. Self-concept: u(cid:373) total of a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s thoughts a(cid:374)d feeli(cid:374)gs that defi(cid:374)es the self as a(cid:374) o(cid:271)je(cid:272)t, made up of discrete self-schemata, including self-identity. Portion of your self-concept derived from perceived membership in a relevant social group. Social identity theory: concept of a social identity as a way in which to explain intergroup behavior: also implicated by politics, extremism, religion, exercise, etc.
