Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Optimism Bias, Motivation, Binge Eating

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

3 hardest things in the world: steel, a diamond, and to understand one"s self benjamin. Franklin: def"n: large set of attributes that are linked together. All the beliefs we have about ourselves: many different selves (roles) depending on whom you"re with. It"s beneficial b/c it can buffer/protect us when any single self is threatened or dead. Eg: a teacher role, a father role. If the teacher role doesn"t work out well (students hate you), you still have the father role (your family loves you): some attributes associated with one self (role) Eg: messy as a person at home, but not messy as a scientist/teacher: some attributes more basic & enduring across different situations/roles, potential selves (ought self & ideal self) Ideal self: what you would ideally like to be, not what you should be. Textbook: what happens when discrepancy happens between the different types of selves.