PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Roy Baumeister, Tabula Rasa, Self-Awareness

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2310
• Professor: Saba Safdar

Document Summary

The nature of self (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449) thyself(cid:863): olo(cid:374), the greek thi(cid:374)ker (cid:862)no (cid:373)a(cid:374) is a(cid:374) isla(cid:374)d, e(cid:374)tire of itself, e(cid:448)ery (cid:373)a(cid:374) is a piece of the co(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e(cid:374)t, a part of the (cid:373)ai(cid:374). (cid:863): joh(cid:374) Self concept or self knowledge (the known or the me) Three features of self (baumeister, 1986: self includes the body, self includes the social identity, self is the active agent. Functions of selfhood: self is an interpersonal tool, self makes choices, self regulation. Self as a blank slate: not exactly true. Self knowledge is obtained from others but it is heavily filtered through biases from others: politeness of others, our lack of tendency to hear and process criticism. Is it possible to have accurate understanding of self knowledge: yes, autobiography writers. Self concept is the most complete form of knowledge imaginable: no, psychoanalysis. Introspection is one way of developing self knowledge. The process of looking inward and examining our thoughts and feelings.