MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Mental Models, Stereotype, Confirmation Bias
5 Dec 2014
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Self-concept an individual"s self-beliefs & self-evaluation (guide their decisions & actions) Compare our images of that job with our current & desired image of ourselves (perceived/ideal) Determine if our current competencies to see if it is a good fit with that job. Complexity number of distinct & important roles or identities people perceive themselves. Degree of complexity when they see themselves in more than 1 role (student, friend, son etc. ) Has low complexity when an individual"s most important identities are interconnected (work) Consistency most of their perceived roles require similar personality traits, values & other attributes. Low consistency occurs when self-perceptions require characteristics that conflict with characteristics required for other aspects of self. Clarity a clear, confidently defined & stable self-concept (confident of who we are) increase w/age. Psychological well-being when they have multiple selves (complexity) that are well established (clarity) & are similar to each other & compatible with other personal traits (consistency)
