PSYC13H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Cognition, Self-Perception Theory, Memory And Identity
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Social cognition concerns how we learn and think about social objects. Of all the social objects we encounter on a daily basis, the one that we have the most knowledge of and the most consistent interaction with is the self. We see our face in the mirror every day, we are intimately acquainted with our actions, we know why we take those actions (most of the time! ), and we have perhaps the most well-informed knowledge about ourselves. Psychologists have sought to determine how we construct this knowledge, from the ground up. Goal #1: according to most theorists, the self consists of multiple distinct components or facets. You should be familiar with james" ideas about the three most important facets of self. You should also understand the distinction anderson draws between two different kinds of self-representation. Material self: the part that is embodied and thought of in physical terms.
