PSYC 2310 Chapter 1: Introducing Social Psychology
10 Feb 2019
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3 functions of self: interpersonal tool, decision tool, decision maker and regulatory system. Aspects of self: self-concept: overall beliefs about own attributes. The known is self-concept (your knowledge of who you are) and the knower is self-awareness (your act of thinking about yourself) Individual sense of identity is created by combining these two aspects of the self. But people who see themselves in opposite way, they are unlikely to notice such details, therefore your self-concept has an impact on how you feel about yourself. Higher overall evaluation of self = high self-esteem visa versa. During childhood, more likely to say concrete statements such as i am a girl, i have long hair emphasizes physical or visible characteristics. But adulthood, more likely to hear i believe in peace, i am a psychology major more abstract self-concept which emphasize psychological characteristics. Self-awareness: state of being aware of oneself as an object of one"s thought.
