PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes -Motivation, Richard E. Nisbett, Overjustification Effect

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The nature of the self who we are. o identity o implications. Self concept: the contents of the self; that is our knowledge about. Self awareness: the act of thinking about ourselves. These two concepts combined create a coherent sense of. Self concept clarity has important cognitive and emotional. When people are motivated to see themselves as possessing a desire. Self schemas: mental structures that help organize our knowledge. Self-reference effect: the tendency for people to remember. Functions of the self about ourselves. information better if they related it to themselves. The self also serves an executive function, regulating people"s. Interdependent view of the self: defining oneself in terms of one"s. Self regulatory resource model: the idea that people have a limited. Independent view of the self: defining oneself in terms of one"s own o whereas independence and uniqueness are frowned on.

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