Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Motivation, The Need, Hominidae
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Chapter 5: self-knowledge and the need to maintain s. Self concept: all information about the self in memory, which is extensive. Quantity of information about the self is very substantial because most of our memories about the past and most of our expectations for the future involve the self. Study whether animals have a sense of self, researchers pace a mirror in an animal"s cage until the animal becomes familiar with it. The animal is then briefly anaesthetized and an odorless red dye is painted on its brow or ear. These studies indicate that the image in the mirror is them and not another animal and recognize that they look different from the way they looked. Found evidence of a self concept in great ape family (but not lesser apes) Identify: specific characteristics that people think define them more limited than self concept.