Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Comparison Theory, Motivation, Self-Awareness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Taylor Kohut

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Seeing ourselves through the eyes of others: the looking-glass self. Do models make us feel bad about ourselves. Self-enhancement: wanting to feel good about ourselves, regardless of the facts. Self-verification: wanting to known the truth about ourselves. William james (1890), duality of our perception of the self. * o(cid:374)e"s thoughts a(cid:374)d (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:271)out o(cid:374)eself -> the (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:373)e(cid:895) a(cid:374)d the a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e p(cid:396)o(cid:272)esso(cid:396) of i(cid:374)fo(cid:396)(cid:373)atio(cid:374) (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)e(cid:396)(cid:863) o(cid:396) i. (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:863) is self-concept: the contents of the self: our knowledge about who we are. (cid:862)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)e(cid:396)(cid:863) is self-awareness: the act of thinking about ourselves. These two aspects combine to form a sense of identity. Galup (cid:894)1977(cid:895) pla(cid:272)ed a (cid:373)i(cid:396)(cid:396)o(cid:396) a(cid:374)d did the (cid:862)(cid:396)ouge test(cid:863), (cid:272)hi(cid:373)ps, o(cid:396)a(cid:374)guta(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d dolphi(cid:374)s seem to have a rudimentary sense of self. People develop a self-concept at about the age of 2. As we grow up we define ourselves less by physical or demographics but rather by emotions and others perceptions of us.