PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Prefrontal Cortex, Ego Depletion, Likert Scale
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Lecture 4 the self lecture and chapters 1-5 short videos in lectures may be on the exam. 3 videos posted on moodle for short answers (only on final) Don"t need to know names and dates. People can describe themselves as happy, sad etc: abc social psyc (on the exam, affect; feelings, emotions, self concept: a person"s knowledge about himself or herself, including one"s own traits, social identities and experiences. Ego: the aspect of the self that directs one"s thought and actions. Self-schema: integrated set of memories, beliefs and generalizations about an attribute that is part of one"s self concept. Solo status: sense that one is unique in some specific manner in relation to other people in the current environment. Working self concept: portion of one"s self schema that is currently activated and strongly influences thoughts, feelings and actions. External influences on self concept (collectivistic and individualistic)