PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Stanford Prison Experiment, Philip Zimbardo
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Psya02 lecture 12 the self and the role of context. According to a sociological perspective, we cannot form a sense of self or personal identity without intense social contact with others. The self represents the sum total of perceptions and feelings that an individual has of being a distinct, unique person a sense of who and what one is. We think we know ourselves; however, there are many things that we don"t know about ourselves or others. The totality of our beliefs and feelings about ourselves. Four components of self-concept: the physical self, the active self, the social self, the psychological self (cid:862)i am tall(cid:863) (cid:862)i am a male/female(cid:863) (cid:862)i am good at badminton(cid:863) How you interact with others (cid:862)i am nice to others(cid:863) Your ideals/beliefs (cid:862)i believe in world peace(cid:863) Our perception about what kind of person we are. We gain information about the self largely through language, symbols, and interaction with others.
