PSY-P 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Comparison Theory, Egocentric Bias, Psych
9 Aug 2016
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The social self: who am i, william james would say you are one of three things a. i. Material self primarily physical body (sex, age, race, weight, etc. ) a. ii. Spiritual self things not really discernable by others (values, beliefs, etc. ) a. iii. Social self who we are in relationships with other people / roles we occupy: contemporary social psychology, self-concept what we believe about ourselves, self-esteem what we feel about ourselves c. Self-presentation how we present ourselves: self- concept, the totality of beliefs we hold about ourselves a. i. All the above is a part of one"s self concept: working self-concept- most abundant self-schema at a given time c. Self-schematic those that are most important to us and/or those we have the most exp. Also, when we are uncertain of our abilities: with whom? b. i. Upward social comparison comparing ourselves to those above us b. ii. Downward social comparison below us: autobiographical memories, tend to reflect on major events/points in our lives a. i.
