PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: False Dilemma, Learned Helplessness, Shy People
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But complex cultures foster identity problems and confusion: katakis 1976 - 1984 - complex cultures fostering identity problems & confusion - children growing up in. Introspection may even be harmful: e. g. in dating couples that did not analyze their relationship, initial relationship satisfaction correlated strongly to whether they were still together at the follow up study. Identity crisis - dif culties of de ning the self, gives insight into how self-knowledge is structured and its practical limitations. Self-concepts change in childhood, but progressively crystallize with age; old view. Internalization occurred only if the behavior was publicly identi ed in an interpersonal context - biased scanning occurred, but no internalization: research on self-concept change is gaining momentum. The modern view comprises there exist multiple dissonance processes, some driven by interpersonal, others by intrapsychic factors. Self-esteem: 2 sources of interests in self-esteem research; self esteem as, 1) general desire for self-esteem (favorability motive, 2) personality differences in self-esteem.