PSYC 221 Chapter 3: Chapter 3.docx
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Independent self construal: what makes the self different and sets it apart from others: dependent self construal: emphasizes what connects the self to other people in groups, easterners more interdependent, westerners more independent, social roles: the different roles a person plays, as in a play or movie, take on role and fulfill duties that define it like nurse, wife, mom ix. Self awareness: attention directed at the self: private self awareness: attending to your inner states like emotions, thoughts, desires, and traits, public self awareness: attending to how you are perceived by others, people compare themselves against various standards, standards: ideas of how things might possibly be, norms, expectations, laws, morals etc, feel good when compare to those below them, reactions to falling short of standards: change or escape, mirroring: people who took test in front of mirror cheated less, those who acted against values faced mirror in waiting room, escape self awareness with alcohol or suicide xi.