PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Blood Sugar, Intersubjectivity, Mirror Test
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October 1st: observation, assimilation an differentiation, self-narrative, self-perception, social construction. How do we come to know the internal" aspects of ourselves, such as attitudes, emotions, motives, traits, etc. To the extent that internal cues are weak or ambiguous, we infer our own internal states much as we infer those of others. Similar to social perception: when we get to know someone else, we think we see exactly what"s there, but we know that there is some construal/selectivity that goes on. The same thing applies to getting to know ourselves, at least to some extent. I sometimes leave the water running while i brush my teeth. I frequently pick up other people"s garbage and take it to the trash. I always leave the water running while i brush my teeth. I sometimes pick up other people"s garbage and take it to the trash. Results: people who got the more positive list considered themselves more environmentalists.
