PSY 005 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Prefrontal Cortex, Social Presence Theory, Social Rejection
15 Aug 2020
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Chimps in social isolation vs with others. Those isolated fail the mirror self recognition. Dogs raised in social isolation do not behave the same way as those raised w others. Other people affect the way we see ourselves. Social world acts as mirror- affects how we act. Activity in medial prefrontal cortex when we know we are being watched- thinking about the self. Self conscious activity" increases with age (esp in adolescence) How we present ourselves influenced by who we"re with, who they are, how we want them to see us. We are always monitoring the way that others are watching us. Research assistants" think they either have or do not have scar. Those that thought they had a scar (thought the partner was noticing scar) they noticed more tense, patronizing interactions. Who you"re interacting with changes your perspective. Subconsciously thinking about judgemental face makes you feel more negatively about your own ideas.
