PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ingratiation, Impression Management, American Psychologist
16 Oct 2016
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Chapter three the self: self-perception and self-presentation. Self-concept your overall beliefs about your own attributes, such as saying you are smart, funny, friendly, or athletic. According to william james (pioneering american psychologist), self-concept is one aspect of the self, and can be referred to as the known or the me. Self-awareness, also called the knower or the i. The known is self-concept (your knowledge about who you are) and the knower is self- awareness (your act of thinking about yourself) Individual sense of identity is created by combining these two aspects of the self. According to american psychologist hazel rose markus (1977), self-concept is made up of distinct beliefs that we hold about ourselves and that influence what we notice about the world and how we process self-relevant information. Your self-concept has an impact on how you feel about yourself. Self-esteem an individual"s evaluation of his or her own worth.
