Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Motivation, Richard E. Nisbett, Vacuum Cleaner

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Joel Armstrong

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Doubtful that other species can think of themselves as unique beings in the same way that we do, some fascinating studies suggest that other species have at least a rudimentary sense of self. Have also used this with humans and found that self-recognition develops at indicates chimps and orangutans have a rudimentary sense of self: also found evidence of self-concept of dolphins, an asian elephant gibbons don"t. As we grow, this self-concept changes . one approach to studying it is asking people of different ages (cid:498)who am )? (cid:499: child"s self concept is concrete; references to clear cut, easily. The content of the self: self-schemas self schemas: an organized body of knowledge about the self (e. g. , attitudes, preferences, traits) that influences what people notice, think and remember about themselves. A schema is a body of knowledge that helps us organize what we know about the social world; influences the info we notice, think about and remember.