PSYCH 360 Study Guide - Social Comparison Theory, Ted Graham, Basking In Reflected Glory
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Self-concept: the sum total of a person"s thoughts and feelings that defines the self as an object. Where does information about the self come from: experiences, other people. Self-esteem: a person"s evaluations of his or her self-concept. Implicit self-esteem evaluation of his or her self-concept. : a person"s unintentional, and perhaps unconscious: explicit self-esteem her self-concept. : a person"s conscious and deliberate evaluation of his or. Self-awareness: a psychological state in which one takes oneself as an object of attention. Explain the mirror experiment (baby) and how it relates to self-awareness. When sitting in front of a mirror, a baby lacks the self-awareness to understand that the person reflected in the mirror is, in fact, his/her own self. The baby attempts to play with this other person rather than focusing on the rouge spot on his/her forehead that, if he/she were self-aware, he/she would have attempted to rub off.