PSYC 3405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Affect Control Theory, Identity Management, Motivation
6 Mar 2014
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The self involves 3 motivational quests: quest to define the self (self-concept, quest to relate to society (identity, quest to discover and develop self-potential (agency) Self concept- relatively stable set of perceptions that you hold about yourself: mental and physical attributes, do not change, characteristics that you believe about yourself, description of who you are. Self esteem- evaluations of self worth: self respect, self efficacy, evaluation of who you are, can fluctuate, rise and fall, within the course of the day. While self-concept refers to your description of who you are, self-esteem refers to your evaluation of who you are. Your self-esteem can fluctuate and rise or fall within the course of a day. Gave people questionnaires and were looking at their self-worth and then their skills. The dimensions were appearance (physical), conduct and acceptance (if others accept you) athletic and scholastic ability. They had to rate themselves on these five things.
