PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Breast Cancer, Impression Management, Positive Illusions
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Social me refer to parts of self-knowledge that are derived from social relationships. Who a person is in on social context (with soccer buddies) is often not the same as who the person is in another social environment (with a romantic partner) Individual self: beliefs about our unique personal traits, abilities, preferences, tastes, talents, and so forth. Relational self: beliefs about out identities in specific relationships. Collective self: beliefs about out identities as members of social groups to which we belong. American defined self primarily in terms of personal attributes (individual self) vs. japanese defined relationships and group memberships (relational and collective) The social self has several foundations, including socialization by family members and other important people. Reflected self-appraisal, our beliefs about what others think of us, help us gain self-knowledge. The social self is shaped by construal processes. Directly shape ex insist children say thank you , indirectly through modelling appropriate behavior.
