PSY 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Albert Bandura, Carol Dweck, Shyness
1 May 2017
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Chapter 17: the self: the i and the me, general. Americans use personality traits such as kind, cheap. Western self is a separate entity, while the eastern self is more integrated into the social and cultural context. Self-regard: individualist"s need for positive self- regard may be less, eg: japanese people think not as well of themselves since they tie to that of a larger group. Information-processing filter: as an information-processing filter, guiding us to focus on and remember the information that really matters to us, as well as to keep it organized. Involves in gathering accurate information about our traits and abilities (includes distortion: to help us to understand other people. When s data indicated an exceptionally high score on responsibility, the participant was deemed schematic for that trait. A better way is to stop and consider questions: think about something relates to one"s self. Explains why your most personally meaningful memories stick with you the longest.
