PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Hazel Rose Markus, Trait Theory
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Lecture #5 wk6 feb 13th, 2013. The self: comprises what we know about ourselves. No one def"n of what the self is. 2 diff. perspectves of the self: william james and charles horton cooley: self-concept self-esteem, identity, William james: two perspectives on the self how we perceive the self. Duality of our perception of self: me and i : me composed of thought and beliefs about ourselves, i . The self is composed of our thoughts and beliefs about ourselves, or what james called the. The self is also the active processor of information, the knower, or i. In modern terms, we refer to the known aspect is the self concept, and the knower aspect as self-awareness. These two aspects of the self combine to create a coherent sense of identity: Thinking of the self as a book (full of content collected over time) The book"s contents is the me and the reader i .