PSYC 3402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Affective Forecasting, Facial Feedback Hypothesis, Ingratiation
25 Jan 2016
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Self-concept the sum total of an individual"s beliefs about his or her own personal attributes: self-schemas a belief people hold about themselves that guides the processing of self-relevant info. If you"re aschematic regarding an attribute, you don"t consider it an important part of your life. Social neuroscientists find that certain brain areas become more active when people process self-relevant info. Humans and primates are usually able to recognize themselves in the mirror, but some other animals have been seen doing it too (ex. What makes the self a social concept: ability to see yourself as a direct entity in the world, cooley looking glass self suggests other people serve as a mirror in which we see ourselves. Introspection looking inward at one"s own thoughts and feelings (does this lead to self-knowledge?: people"s attitudes toward something corresponded to their behavior towards it, people overestimate the positives (ex.
