Week 1 - Intro Self concept
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- Week 1: Self and social context
- Definition of social psychology
- The scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts, feelings and behaviours of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings - ALLPORT
- Focuses on the thoughts, feelings and actions of individuals
- Focuses on the influence of social relationships and situations on our individual thoughts, feelings and actions
- Power of the situation
- Focuses on the influence of social relationships and situations on our individual thoughts, feelings and actions
- Self concept
- Knowledge// beliefs// attitudes// memory// ourselves // identity// ego
- Kuhn and McPartland - The twenty statemtns
- Statements based on (look on revision sheet)
- Factors that influence responses
- Culture // experiences // Gender // situation
- Factors that influence responses
- Statements based on (look on revision sheet)
- Actual self = What we are really like
- Ideal self = Who or what we would like to be
- Momentary self-image
- Different aspects of our self-concept may be salient in a particular situation
- Self-coherence and continuity over time
- Master narrative
- Aspects of our self-concept
- Personal identity
- Relational identity
- Social identity
- Private self
- The person we secretly know ourselves. Only disclose to a few close friends
- Public self
- The identity that we project to others
- Impression management - self presentation
- The processes by which we attempt to influence the way in which other people view us
- Avoid embarrassment
- To establish and protect our reputation
- Authentic self expression
- Motivated by a concern for recognition
- Self-promotion
- Motivated by a concern to 'get ahead', to gain respect; impress others
- Ingratiation
- Motivated by a concern to get along with others and be liked
- Tact
- Motivated by a concern to protect other people's feelings or interests
- Appropiate self-presentation is essential for orderly social conduct
- Successful impression management requires self-regulation
- Authentic self expression
- To establish and protect our reputation
- Avoid embarrassment
- The processes by which we attempt to influence the way in which other people view us
- Self - regulation
- Our ability to control our inner psychological states and our public actions
- Involves the conscious inhibition of particular thoughts, feelings and actions
- Essential for socially appropriate behaviour = Moral muscle
- Needs to be developed through practice
- Factors that affect self-regulation
- Cogntive load // Tiredness // Alcohol // Aging
- Our ability to control our inner psychological states and our public actions
- Culture
- Individualistic cultures
- Independent self-construal
- Mention personal atrributes
- Personal freedom
- Achievement
- Self-deternination
- Achievement
- Personal freedom
- Mention personal atrributes
- Independent self-construal
- Collectivist cultures
- Interpendent self construal
- Social solidarity
- Share goals
- Group identification
- Mention their social relationships
- Group identification
- Share goals
- Social solidarity
- Interpendent self construal
- Individualistic cultures
- Definition of social psychology
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