PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tabula Rasa, John Donne, Social Comparison Theory
17 Oct 2017
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The nature of self: know thyself : solon, the greek thinker, no man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of that continent, a part of the main : john donne. Self-concept or self-knowledge (the known or the me) As we get older we tend to talk about psychological characteristics. Three features of self (baumeister, 1986): self includes the body. Self doesn"t exist in abstract it is connected to a physical body: self includes the social identity, self is the active agent. You make decisions; how to do it, when to do it etc. Functions of selfhood: self is an interpersonal tool. 50 rst dates is an example of this due to the fact that the main character essentially lost her sense of self: self makes choices, self regulation. Perceived self-knowledge: self-knowledge is obtained from others but it is heavily ltered through biases from others:
