PSYB10H3 Lecture Notes - Walter Mischel, Discrepancy Theory
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Independent self : who am i as seperate from the world. Interdependent: who you are in relation to other people. Students in university think more about their possible selves than do others out of university. Self discrepancy theory: the ideal self in this is different from hazel markus"s ideal self. She said you can have different ideal selves but in the self discrepancy its about 1 self you"d like to be like. The actual, ideal and ought self are 1 person. Doesn"t only apply to jobs when you"re older but also characteristics, what you are, want to be and should be. Ex ought self: when your family for your whole life wants you to be a doctor, or they want you to be very successful. When there is a descrepency between your actual self and ideal self there is a better rate of depression. When there is a discrepancy between ought self and actual self better rate of anxiety.
