MHR 405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Contact Hypothesis, Fundamental Attribution Error, Stamen
24 Aug 2016
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Chapter 3 perceiving ourselves and others in organizations: self-concept: how we perceive ourselves. Self-concept refers to an individual"s self-beliefs and self-evaluations. Perceived self is our current image of ourselves, idea self is the desired image. Self-concept characteristics (3 c"s): complexity refers to the # of different & important roles/identities that people perceive about themselves. People tend to have a better well-being w/ multiple selves (complexity) that are well established (clarity) and are similar & compatible with personal traits (consistency). People will notice and remember info that is consistent w/ their self- concept and screen out others. People prefer feedback consistent with self- concept, select people to associate with on that basis: self-evaluation defined by 3 elements: Self esteem the extent to which people like, respect, and are satisfied w/ themselves. Self efficacy person"s belief that he/she can complete a task successfully. Self concept model: three c"s and four selves.
