Psychology 2720A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Extraversion And Introversion, Social Proof, Milgram Experiment
27 Apr 2019
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Self-knowledge: beliefs about who we are and how we formulate and organize this information. Self-control: the way in which we make plans and execute decisions. Self-concept: our knowledge about who we are. Self-awareness: the act of thinking about ourselves. Possible selves: one"s conceptions about the kind of person one might become in the future. This relation is stronger for those of individualistic cultures than collectivist: also associated with self-compassion; not having a clear, confident sense of who you are can have negative effects on thought and emotions. Spontaneous self-concept: aspects of identity that are in conscious awareness at a given point in time: changes in response to personal and situational factors. Mcguire et al. , (1979): percent of schoolchildren who mentioned their sex in spontaneous self- description. Thought to be a positive, natural consequence of her view of herself as connected and obligated to others. Campbell (1990): administered the self-concept clarity scale to japanese students and.
