PSYC 3030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Know Thyself, Tabula Rasa, Roy Baumeister
1 Feb 2015
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Definitions: three features of self (baumeister, 1986) Self includes the social identity give yourself a label. Self is the active agent you decide for yourself. Functions of selfhood: self is an interpersonal tool. Will help you connect with other people: self makes choices, self-regulation emotions and behaviours. Self-comparison from what you see between yourself and other people. Not exactly true that we are born without no sense of self. Perceived self-knowledge: self-knowledge is obtained from others but it is heavily filtered through biases from others. Our lack of tendency to hear and process criticism. Is it possible to have accurate understanding of self-knowledge. Self- concept is the most complete form of knowledge imaginable. Introspection is one way of developing self-knowledge: the process of looking inward and examining our thoughts and feelings, not everyone engages in introspection because everyone is busy and it is difficult.
