PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hazel Rose Markus, Social Comparison Theory, Self Esteem (Song)

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: John Lydon

Document Summary

Social self is explored in william james the principles of psychology; idea of. Social me - that parts of self are derived from social relationships. Individual self: a person s beliefs about his or her own abilities, traits, preferences, etc. Relational self: beliefs about our identities in relationships (i. e. wife, coworker) Collective self: beliefs about our identities as members of social groups to which we belong (i. e. american, yankee fan) Family and other socialization elements affect which parts of life become central to our sense of self. Reflected self-appraisals: beliefs about other people s appraisals of our social selves- involves self referential cognition and social perception areas of brain. Working self-concept: subset of self knowledge that is brought to mind in a given context or situation i. e. learning you ve failed at a task brings negative beliefs and feelings about the self to mind.