Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Comparison Theory, Wine Tasting, Individualism

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

Document Summary

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond and to know one"s self - All the beliefs that we have about the self, including: personal dispositions, physical characteristics, preferences and values. Large set of attributes that are linked together; a multifaceted structure. What we believe to be true about ourselves- self schemas- shape social perception. If his whole self-concept was based on being a good teacher, than he would hate himself. Some attributes are associated with one self or one role: ex: you are a messy person, may not be messy when you are teaching or. Some attributes are more basic and enduring across different situations or roles: regardless of whom i"m with, some things about me are the same with being a scientist each role. Whether the discrepancy is actually important to the person. People can change their behaviour to bring it more in line with their ideal or.