PSYC 2040 Chapter : Psych 2040 Chapter 2
Document Summary
The self in a social world: objectives, spotlights and illusions, self-concept, social self, development, self and culture, self-knowledge, self-esteem, spotlights and illusions, spotlights, spotlight effect. Definition: the belief that others are paying more attention to one"s appearance and behavior than they really are: illusions, illusion of transparency. Definition: illusion that our concealed our emotions leak out and can easily read by others: examples of interplay between our sense of self and our social world, social surroundings affect our self-awareness. : gender, race, age: self-interest colors our social judgment. : when in an argument with someone, always seeing the other person as wrong: self-concern motivates our social behavior. : we make an effort to look good, so when people: social relationships help define our self see us, they think good things about us. : at home: parent child: self-concept: who am i, a person"s answers to the question, who am i? , take time to answer this question .
