PY-253 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pluralistic Ignorance, Thought Suppression, Impression Management
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Rudimentary sense of self -> self-concept: the overall set of beliefs that people have about their personal attributes. Who are you? child: observable characteristics: with age, less emphasis on this, more on psychological state, morality central to self-concept. Independent view of self: defining oneself in terms of one"s own internal thoughts, feelings and actions and not those of others - western. Interdependent view of self: defining oneself in terms of one"s relationships to other people and recognizing that one"s behavior is determined by the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others asian, Functions of self: self-knowledge: understand who we are, self-control: plan and execute decisions, self-esteem: maintain positive views of ourselves. Impression management: present ourselves in a way we want others to see. Self-awareness theory: we become self-conscious when we are made objective, judgmental observers of ourselves mirror, seeing video. Evaluate self and compare to internal standards when doing something probably shouldn"t.
