Psychology Chapter 3: The Social Self PDF

The Social Self Chapter 3 Development of the Self During the 2nd year of life The Self is Social? How do we know who we are? How accurate are we? The Self We are obsessed with ourselves Spotlight Effect Illusion of Transparency How do these affect us in our social surround...

The Social Self Chapter 3 Development of the Self During the 2nd year of life The Self is Social? How do we know who we are? How accurate are we? The Self We are obsessed with ourselves Spotlight Effect Illusion of Transparency How do these affect us in our social surroundings? Self-Concept: Who Am I? “Schema” Self-Schema Self-Reference Self-Concept: Who Am I? Actual self Ought self Ideal self The Sense of Self Individual self Relational self Collective self Online self? What Influences Our Self-Concept? The roles we play The social identities we form The comparisons we make with others The surrounding culture Self and Culture Individualism Collectivism Self-Knowledge Explaining our behavior Predicting our behavior Predicting our feelings Remembering ourselves Self-Esteem Definition Threats to self-esteem Dark Side of Self-Esteem Low S.E. High S.E. Preserving Self-Concept….whatever that may be Self-Efficacy Definition Learned Helplessness Definition Self-Serving Bias Definition Self-Serving Attributions Self-handicapping False Consensus Effect Definition False Uniqueness Self-Presentation & Impression Management Self-presentation Self-monitoring Summing up…The Self A lot of factors affect how we view ourselves The way we view ourselves affect a lot of things We go to great lengths to maintain a positive self image. Most of which are not completely accurate Questions?