PSYC 333 Lecture Notes - Avoidance Coping, Reference Group, Personal Identity
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5 things you would use to describe yourself to the rest of the class: artistic, creative, academic, enjoys television, likes my hair. 5 things you would use to describe yourself to a siblings romantic partner: mcgill, psychology through sciences, fashion show, homebody, enjoys cinema. 5 things you would use to describe yourself to a mutual friend at a bar: mcgill, likes my hair, likes fashion, psychology, doesn"t drink much. It would be pointless to say you are a mcgill student when introducing yourself to your classmates as you are all mcgill students. We have multiple selves in different situations we have different selves. A man has as many social selves as there are individuals who recognize him and carry an image of him in their mind william james (father of american. Phenomenal self: small portion of (self) knowledge that is the current focus of awareness.