PSY100H1 Lecture 19: PSY100 Lecture 19 (November 22nd, 2012).pdf
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Self- concept: everything you know about yourself. Self- schema: cognitive aspect of these elf- concept, consisting of an integrated set of memories, beliefs. Self- esteem: the evaluative aspect of the self- concept. This is about your attitude about yourself. People"s sociometer, for example, tells them that their chance of getting rejected by a group is low. We use a host of mental strategies to maintain our positive self- views. We all tend to have these overly optimistic views of our future selves too. Traits do tend to be remarkably stable over time: they fluctuate most in childhood, stability is highest after age 50. There is remarkable stability over time. There tends to be this stability in personality traits over time. You see the most stability in personality traits after the age 50. Nearly all personality traits have a genetic component. You get a lot of personality traits from mom and dad.
