01:013:140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Motivation, Depressive Realism, Menstruation

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literature
• Course: 01:013:140
• Professor: Ali

Document Summary

James" i (experiential consciousness) and me (self-concept) Cultural differences in self-concept: me thinking vs. we thinking : According to markus and kitayama (1991), western cultures foster an independent view of the self as a unique individual who is separate from others, as diagrammed on the left. In contrast, asian cultures encourage an interdependent view of the self as part of an interconnected social matrix, as diagrammed on the right. The interdependent view leads people to define themselves in terms of their social relationships (for instance, as someone"s daughter, employee, colleague, or neighbor). Self-esteem: a global evaluation (affective judgment) about one"s value and competency. I feel that i am a person of worth, at least on an equal basis with others. I feel that i have a number of good qualities. I am able to do things as well as most other people. On the whole, i am satisfied with myself.