Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Terror Management Theory, Yin And Yang, Marlboro Man

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Mental apparatus that allows people to think consciously about themselves. People think this is who we actually are, body just carries it around. Makes us think we are always the same person throughout life. 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(cid:859)s attri(cid:271)utes a(cid:374)d other pie(cid:272)es of k(cid:374)o(cid:449)ledge a(cid:271)out the self. Spontaneous self concept is the collection of aspects of identity that are available to awareness at a given point in time. Distinction between spontaneous self concept and the self. Only spontaneous self concept has to be consistent at any specific time. Ideal self who we aspire to be: ought self who we think we should be (based on obligations, undesired self who we do not wish to become. *might feel disappoi(cid:374)t(cid:373)e(cid:374)t or guilt if there(cid:859)s too (cid:373)u(cid:272)h of dis(cid:272)repa(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)urre(cid:374)t self a(cid:374)d ideal or ought self. How is self concept formed: looking glass self (cooley, self-concept is reflection of how others see us.

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