UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES IN SOCIAL CONTEXT
SELF CONCEPT
an idea , abstract (idea)
Don't have certain object
our self concept develop along the way you grownup
idea about yourself
understand and knowing self and the function
abstract
if you ask a child, they describe
have eye, nose, skin colour etc.
mature person , they describe
we less in emphasis on physical state but more in psychological states. ( thought and feeling)
3 source of self knowledge
Self-Perception
Social Comparison
Introspection
process in looking within yourself then you interpret
source at your idea about yourself
why do this and that
ask yourself an question
it deals with
self awareness theory
focus on self evaluate its with your principal and compare your behavior to other
eg: a group photo, you look at your first than other
based on process knowing oneself by look at past behavior
we refer what we did in the past (when we don't know about it)
self-perception theory
observe our previous and past behavior with situation
have a limitation
we should not rely on this to know ourselves
its is not use often to evaluate ourselves after
some things we cant know with it
sometimes it just don't have answer to your questions
can't be biased
if you on a good mood
if you on a bad mood or bad day
you like your personality
you hate yourself
why it cannot 100% be used
because justification of yourself are not good and not strong enough
however
not only depending on behavior and situation but other as well
intrinsic
extrinsic motivation
you enjoy it not because of the rewarded
you will / want to get rewarded
over justification effect
eg: you enjoy playing guitar but when you get payed by playing it, after on your will played it just to get payed not because of your excited to play it
task-contingent rewards
performance-contingent reward
get reward regardless on how wells you do it.
get reward base on hoe well you do it.
identifying self by compare to other
use it when other can help us better understanding our own
social comparison theory
when we are not fully understand or confuse about ourselve
we learn own abilities and attitudes by compare own with other
knowing by compare to other
knowing adopting to others views
future feeling based in consulting other
if to know accurate how we are.
compare with other that doing the same with us
if you want to improve yourself,
compare with someone better
Upward Social Comparison
want to feel better
compare to less skills/better than us
Downgrade Social Comparison
social tuning
find yourself on what other do
see ourselves and social through eyes of other and adopt those view
usually when we want to get along with someone new
affective forecast
people prediction ( you want to know about reaction based on people prediction)
depends on other prediction
FUNCTION OF SELF
SELF-CONTROL
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
SELF-KNOWLEDGE
SELF-ESTEEM
we understand who we are
make plans and execute decisions
formulated and organize the informations
to make some impression to other for your own
to maintain the positive views of yourselves
know about your self control and what your principle
to show what we want them to see
what you do and what you achieved
GENDER DIFFERENCE IN SELF-CONCEPT
SELF CONCEPT ACTIVATION
onset of adolescence
period transition between childhood and adulthood
usually accompanied by dramatic
often difficult changes in the life of a young person.
these factors influence and contribute to adolescent personal developmental and self esteem.
biological
cognitive
social
environmental
Adolescent girls
tend to have lower self-esteem
more negative assessment of their physical characteristic
intellectual abilities than boys
these founding explain that its higher in girls adolescent
incidence of
Depression
eating disorder
Suicide attempts
Adolescent Men
men are slightly higher level of self-esteem
(Kling et al., 1990)
biological sec differences have a direct influence on self-esteem
self-esteem tended to increase with age.
from adolescent to adulthood
gender role are the most common explanations for gender differences
men overestimate their intelligence more than women
is an image of ourselves. it develop in a number of ways.
its how we perceive our behavior, abilities and unique characteristic.
including through our interaction with important people
IMPORTANCE
because it affects our
attitudes
behaviors.
motivation
Roger's 3 part of Self concept
self image
self esteem
idea self
self idea ( person ) that you want to be.
you either working toward or want to possess it.
refers as how you see yourself at the moment.
attributes physical characteristic
personality traits and social roles all impact your self- image
how much you like yourself.
you accept and value yourself.
contribute tp your self-concept in form of self- esteem.
include, how other see you, how you think compare to others and your role in society.
HOW Self-Concept develops
CAN Self-Concept be changed ?
develops in part our interaction with others.
family member
close friends
can also be develop through the stories we hear
and other people in our lives.
eg: one study found, that female readers who were deeply transported into a story about leading character with traditional gender role
that more to feminist self-concept.
the media plays role in self-concept developments as well.
not static. it can be changed.
our environment plays a role in this process.
self-concept can also change based on the people with whom, we interact
with places that hold a lot of meaning to us actively contribute to our future self
in some cases. a medical diagnosis can change self-concept by helping people understand why they feel the way they feel.
such as someone that receive "autism diagnosis"