PSY220H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Impression Management, Blood Sugar, Seat Belt
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Ex: if everyone around you is of a particular race or gender, you will notice how you differ and how others are reacting to your difference. Ex: if problems occur you blame it on the other person, when things go well you see yourself as more responsible. Ex: worry about our appearance to make a positive impression. Ex: how we think of ourselves depends on the person we are with at that particular moment. Some studies suggest the right hemisphere plays an important role in the brain activity that underlies your constant sense of being yourself. The medial prefrontal cortex seemingly helps stitch together your sense of self. Schemas mental templates by which we organize our worlds. Self-schema beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information and retrieving experiences. Possible selves images of what we dream/dread becoming in the future.
