Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ego Depletion, Handicapping, Gie

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Hynes

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Mental apparatus that allows people to think consciously about themselves. The self (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ept is a (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal represe(cid:374)tatio(cid:374) of o(cid:374)e"s attri(cid:271)utes. Is the collection of aspects of identity that are available to awareness at a given point in time. Ought self: who we think we should be based on obligations. Undesired self: who we do not wish to become. Wilson experiment: remembering lack of sleep was related to bad mood, (cid:449)he(cid:374) it had(cid:374)"t (cid:271)ee(cid:374) Non social co(cid:373)pletio(cid:374)s: u a says (cid:862)i a(cid:373) (cid:863) (cid:1012)1%, chi(cid:374)a 4(cid:1012)% Individualist cultures need individual distinctiveness, individual goals prioritized. Collectivistic cultures: people seen as interdependent beings who should contribute to harmonious group functioning. Iyengar & lepper: group 1: children chose topic, group 2: researcher chose topic, group 3: mother chose topic, d. v. = speed and number of puzzles solved: results: european kids did best on self chosen, asian kids did best on mom chosen puzzles.