PSY 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Self-Perception Theory, Self-Awareness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2110
• Professor: Marie- Lyne Laliberte

Document Summary

There is a lot of consensus between researchers regarding the self, so there is very little research. Self-concept: content is known as the me/known: determine how individuals behave, when there are inconsistencies with how you view yourself(your self concept) and how society views you then you can experience some anxiety. Personality psychologists tend to focus on the parts of our self that remains the same and tend to overlook how we view ourselves. There are parts of us that change that are linked to our social interactions. Research to the self : the first three the are at the core of how they define themselves. Usually people will write their social roles first. These descriptors could give a very good insight into who a person is. The way we organize the knowledge about ourselves. Our self concept can effect our processing information.