PSYC 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Asian Canadians, Binge Eating, Motivation
6 Feb 2018
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Chapter 5 self-knowledge and the need to maintain self-esteem. The nature of the self knowledge about who we are) These two aspects combine to create a coherent sense of identity. Found that self recognition is seen in chimps and orangutans and possible dolphins. Self-recognition also develops in humans around two years of age and as we grow. First, the self is composed of one"s thoughts and beliefs about oneself called the (cid:498)known(cid:499) or the (cid:498)me(cid:499) Second, the self is the active processor of information called the (cid:498)knower(cid:499) or the (cid:498))(cid:499) The (cid:498)known(cid:499) aspect of the self is the self-concept: the contents of the self (our. The (cid:498)knower(cid:499) aspect is self-awareness: the act of thinking about ourselves. We have self concepts because the self serves as an executive function that regulates. We appear to be the only species that imagines events that have not occurred and older this self-concept becomes more complex other people judge us.
