PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Roy Baumeister, Tabula Rasa, John Donne
18 Sep 2016
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No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. : john donne (english poet and priest 1572-16310, we are not truly human if we are isolated. Functions of selfhood: self is an interpersonal tool, helps us to connect with other people, self makes choices, choose to sit through class, instead of stay home, self-regulation, you control your emotion. Self-knowledge is obtained from others but it is heavily filtered through biases from others: politeness of others, our lack of tendency to hear and process criticism. Is it possible to have accurate understanding of self-knowledge: yes, autobiography writers (self-concept is the most complete form of knowledge imaginable, no, psychoanalysis (self-concept is very hard to obtain) The process of looking inward, paying attention to your own motivation and parts. When you take time out of your day to reflect on your own thinking.
