PSYB30H3 : guide
Document Summary
Focus on mental representation that ppl form to process info about the self, other ppl, and social behavior. The characteristic personal constructs, cognitive styles, belefs, expectancies, attributions, self-conceptions, effort to meet demands of social life. Include values and virtues that ppl hold up to be especially important in life. Along with personal goals, help to regulate social behavior. Like motives and goals, go beyond general personality traits to specify some contingent and contextualized details of psychological individuality. Individual differences in ppl"s characteristic and typically preferred modes of processing info. Highly field-independent ppl process perceptual info in an especially analytical and differentiated style. Highly field-dependent ppl process in a more global and contextual style. Second well researched is integrative complexity, refers to style of reasoning. Possible selves are the ideas and images of one might or fears become. Possible selves are cognitive vehicles for carrying a person"s most important motives, desires, hopes, dreams, and fears.
