PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Know Thyself, Tabula Rasa, John Donne
18 Oct 2018
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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main . Self-concept or self-knowledge (the known or the me) Self-concept is your knowledge of yourself, your likes and dislikes, dreams. Distinction between i (creates the characteristics) (the author) and the me (the content) Three features of self (baumeister, 1986: self includes the body, self includes the social identity (e. g. student, canadian, self is the active agent (e. g. you make the decisions) Functions of selfhood: self is an interpersonal tool helps us connect with other people in a society, self makes choices, self regulation (e. g. regulate our emotions the i) What you think people know about you, your perception of what is happening. Self-knowledge is obtained from others but it is heavily ltered through biases from others: Our lack of tendency to hear and process criticism we forget negative comments. Self-concept is the most complete form of knowledge imaginable.
