Psychology and Society - The Self: Possible Selves
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According to Markus & Nurius (1986), how many types of self are there?

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Match the types of selves to their definitions.

Past Self = This is who we were previously. Present Self = This is who we are currently. Future Self / Ideal = This is who we aspire to be. Future Self / Ought = This is how we believe we're supposed to be.

If our actual self is unlike our ideal self, we tend to feel...

If our actual self is unlike our ought self, we tend to feel...

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According to Higgins (1987), we will ... our actual self in order to reduce ...

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Our possible future selves provide no incentives for our behavior.

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