PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Parental Investment, Narcissism, Henri Tajfel
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Chapter 5 j the person in the situation: self-concept, gender, and dispositions. yl27 2 7 and/or action, which make individuals different from other ppl. E. g. individual students respond very differently to the same exam result. Self-esteem zyz l yzl zyyze2kl z l lzz. Much of what is thought of as being human has to do with self-reflection; underscores the importance of the self as a psychological construct. Self-conceptall info about the self in memory (e. g. past behaviour, beliefs about current qualities, expectations for the future, etc) Identity the characteristics that individuals think define them and make up their most important qualities. How do we come to see ourselves in a particular way: social comparison we compare ourselves to other ppl to evaluate and define ourselves, self-perception we infer attitudes and feelings directly from our own experiences and behaviour. Changes over time and settings reflect that only limited portions of the self-concept can be accessible at.
