PSYCH 130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11.3: George Herbert Mead, Social Comparison Theory, Agreeableness
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Self concept: set of attributes, abilities and values that an individual believes defines who he or she is. Older preschoolers have a sense of their own positive/negative affect, timidity agreeableness; matches maternal reports of personality. Not yet direct references to personality traits. Organize observations of behaviors/internal states into general dispositions. Social comparisons: judgements of own appearance, abilities and behavior in relation to others. E. g. very good, so-so, and not good at things. Mention wide array of traits varying with social context. Unify separate traits into more abstract descriptors. Expansion of social world pressure to display different selves in different relationships. Use of qualifiers (fairly, not thoroughly, etc) indicates increased acceptance of situational variations in psychological qualities. Reflects concern of being viewed positively by others. Cognitive, social, and cultural influences on self concept. School age children better coordinate several aspects of a situation. Formal operational thought transforms view of self into complex, well organized, internally consistent picture.
