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Understanding self - Coggle Diagram
Understanding self
Function of the self
Self knowledge
Self control
Impression management
Self-esteem
Self concept
The overall set of beliefs that people have about their personal attributes
Who am I?
Studies shows human develop self-recognition around 18 to 24 month of age
Self concept develop along the way we growing up
Three sources of self-knowledge
Introspection
The process whereby people look inward and examine their own thoughts, feelings and motives
Looking within self and contemplate
Dealt with self-awareness theory
Evaluate & compare their
behavior to their internal standards & values
Limitations
Not use often
There are things where we do not know the reason why
Introspection can be biased
Self-perception
The process of knowing oneself by
looking at our past behavior
Refer to what we did in the past
Explained by self-perception theory
When our attitudes or feelings are uncertain or ambiguous, we infer these states by observing our behavior & situation in which it occurs
Depending on two other reasons beside behavior and situation
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic motivation
Intrinsic motivation
Extrinsic motivation
Overjustification effect
Rewards can be two types
Task-contigent rewards
Performance-contingent rewards
Mindset and motivation
Social comparison
The process of identifying
self by comparing ourselves to others
Dealt with Social Comparison Theory
The idea that we learn about our own abilities &
attitudes by comparing ourselves to other people
Knowing ourselves by comparing us to others
Identify accurate information about self
Want to improve
Want to feel better
Knowing ourselves by adopting other’s view
social tuning
Usually used when we want to get along with
each other
Knowing our future feelings by consulting others
Affective forecast
Gender differences in Self concept
Men
Giftedness
Power
Invulnerability
Women
Likability
Morality