PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Suicidal Ideation, Assortative Mating, Surgency
14 Apr 2013
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Self-schema: singular; specific knowledge structure of cognitive representation of self-concept. Self-schemata: cognitive structures built on past experiences that guide the processing of information about yourself; particularly in social interaction. Possible selves: schema for future selves; the ideas people have about who they might become; not based on experiences; inspiration for future behaviour. Self-guides: standards that one uses to organize information and motivate appropriate behaviour; motivating properties come from emotions; influence our motivation by changing what we pay attention to. Childhood (expectations) later childhood (social comparison) internal standards (self-concept) Ideal self what a person wants themselves to be. Ought self a person"s understanding of what others want them to become. Self-esteem variability: an individual difference characteristic; the magnitude of short-term fluctuations in ongoing self-esteem; due to vulnerability of ones self-worth to daily life events. Self-handicapping person deliberately does things that increase the probability that he or she will fail; ex. young woman.
