PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Soca Music, Behaviorism, Madeon
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The self: overview: what is the self, how do we come to know ourselves, self-esteem, what is self-esteem, why do we have self-esteem, self-serving biases. I-self would be you actually reading i: me-self would be the actual contents you are reading. Only humans are capable of reaching the most sophisticated form of self-knowledge, where we can become the subject of our own study) *self-regulation added: organizational, self-schemas, make meanings with regard to what affects us, ex: getting an a on a midterm. Identity standards that allow one to achieve ideals in the service of self- improvement: ex: actual-ideal and actual-ought discrepancies pursue, possible selves, future possible selves. Images of who we dream of or dread becoming in the future: present selves, actual self (are currently), ideal self (want to be), or ought self (should be, past selves. You are walking through the mall with a friend and you tell a lie to your friend.
