Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Deindividuation, Overjustification Effect, Self-Perception Theory
18 Feb 2013
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Part one: the self concept: large set of attributes that are linked together. *all the beliefs we have about the self: many different selves (roles) Serves as a buffer when one self is threatened: some attributes associated with one self, some attributes more basic and enduring across situations/roles. Basic personality attributes: potential selves (ought self and ideal self) See textbook notes for discrepancies between these selves. Part two: the origins of the self concept. >self perception theory (bem: basic idea: when internal cues are weak or ambiguous, we come to now who we are by observing our behaviour and the circumstances in which the behaviour occurs. Behaviour does not always affect perception of self. Use our behaviour to define who we are only when we re not sure who we are: the effects of rewards on self-perceptions, a folktale, the overjustification effect:
