PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Oliver Sacks, Blood Sugar, Prefrontal Cortex
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William james is the earliest person to study self, he published the book- "the principles of. Our sense of who we are is forged in our interactions with others, shaping, in turn, how we interact with others and how they see themselves. Social psychologists today generally recognize three primary components of the self the individual self, the relational self, and the collective self. The individual self encompasses a person"s beliefs about his or her unique personal traits, abilities, preferences, tastes, talents, and so forth. The rational self refers to the sense of oneself in specific relationships. The collective refers to a person"s identity as a member of the groups to which he or she belongs. Westerners tend to describe themselves as individualistic whereas easterners describe themselves as collective. Family and other socializing agents- parents and other family members can teach socially appropriate behavior to kids either directly or indirectly.
