PSYC 2740 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Self Esteem (Song), Trait Theory, Stereotype Threat
12 Oct 2016
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Chapter 6 - good luck studying for the midterm! Self-concept is defined by our social world: how we are similar and different compared to others. People are constantly defining, discovering, creating and maintaining who we are and how we feel about ourselves through our interactions with the social world. Self-concept: how we define or think about ourselves. Self-esteem: how we evaluate or think of ourselves. The set of ideas and inferences that you hold about yourself, including your traits, social roles, schemas, and relationships. The self is hard to know because we take center stage in our own lives presenting biases. People can also control what information is being attributed to their self-concept. The motivation to hide certain aspects of the true self contributes to a lack of one"s self- knowledge. Maintaining a mild positive illusion about the self can be beneficial, and increasing self-knowledge in this regard is not beneficial.
