PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Social Comparison Theory, Prefrontal Cortex, Construals
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The social me refers to the parts of self-knowledge that are derived from social relationships. Our sense of who we are is forged in large part by our interactions with others. We construct self-narratives to integrate our many goals, to make sense of conflict, and to explain how we change over time. Self- knowledge is stored in memory by self-schema: a cognitive structure, derived from past e(cid:454)perie(cid:374)(cid:272)e, that represe(cid:374)ts a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:374)d feeli(cid:374)gs a(cid:271)out the self i(cid:374) ge(cid:374)eral a(cid:374)d i(cid:374) spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) situations. Past actions and experiences supporting the self-schema are abundant in memory and come readily to mind. Family & other socialization agents can shape our sense of self. Can influence the personality traits, abilities, and preferences we come to think of as our own. (cid:862)looking-glass self(cid:863), refers to the idea that other people"s rea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to us ser(cid:448)e as a (cid:373)irror of sorts. Self knowledge is derived in part from reflected self-appraisals, our (cid:271)eliefs a(cid:271)out others" rea(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to us.
