PSY220H1 Chapter 2: Textbook Notes for Chapter 2
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Social surroundings shape how we think about ourselves. Eg. if you"re a female in a group of males, you will be acutely aware of your gender. Self-interest colours our judgments about others and ourselves. The source of a problem is someone else, the source of a good thing is you. Looking good to others motivates our social behaviour. Monitor others" behaviour and expectations and adjust our behaviour according. Self-knowledge (i. e how i explain and predict myself) Self-concept (the answer to the q, who am i? ) Self-concepta person"s answer to the question, who am i? . Controlled processing explicit thinking , is deliberative, reflective and conscious. Automatic processing implicit thinking , is effortless, habitual and without awareness. Eg. schemas, emotional reactions, implicit memory, blindsight, processing of subliminal stimuli. People err in their intutions of themselves www. notesolution. com. Even after being told about the fake pill, they continued to attribute their ability to withstand the shocks to themselves.
