PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Comparison Theory
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The understanding that you exist as an entity with internal states. The contents of the self; i. e. , our knowledge about who we are. Collection of traits, attributes and beliefs that individuals use to describe or character. Subset of self-knowledge that is brought to mind in a particular context. Self information is organized in the form of self-schemas. Mental frameworks that organize information, feelings, and beliefs about the self an. Influence what we think, notice, remember, and how we behave. Sense of self shaped by both cognitive abilities & social environment. The extent to which persons self-representations are different for different social r. Aspect of the self-concept that comes from our group memberships. We look into this mirror in order to detect others opinions toward the self. These opinions (reflected appraisals) are, in turn, incorporated into one s sense of self. Thus what becomes the self is what we imagine others think of us.
