PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Comparison Theory, Zelig, Construals
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A man has many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him. Looking back: the notion that the self is fundamentally social has long been recognized. As the immediate or broader social context shifts, so too may the nature of the self. Self-knowledge is derived in part from introspection, but this knowledge can be subject to construal processes, is limited by what people have introspective access to, and can be distorted by motivational forces. Americans) or an asian boy (for japanese) in the center, surrounded by four other people who were the same in all the pictures. In some cartoons, the emotional expression of the boy (ex: happy) matched the emotional expressions on the faces of the surrounding people (ex: happy). In other cases, there was a mismatch in the emotional expressions of the boy (ex: angry) versus the others (ex: happy). He constructed a false identity for himself as a self-educated 18- year-old from utah.