self and identity

Question 1

define reflexive (in relation to self)

Answer 1

• idea that self reflects back upon itself
• I (the subject) encounters the Me (the object)

Question 2

What three categories may the I encounter the Me?

Answer 2

• social actor
• motivated agent
• autobiographical author

Question 3

t or f: as a social actor the ‘Me’ should apprehend the ‘I’.

Answer 3

False, I apprehends the me in evolutionary sense

Question 4

when does sense of self as a social actor begin to emerge

Answer 4

18 months, toddlers can recognize themselves in the mirror
- refer to themselves as me
- experience social emotions (embarrassment, shame, guilt, and pride)
- understand social role

Question 5

Define ego

Answer 5

• freud’s concept
• conception of an executive self in the personality
• the ‘I’
• observing outside reality, engaging in rational
• coping with opposing demands of inner desires and moral standards

Question 6

What are the big five?

Answer 6

broad general traits:
- Openness to experience
- Conscientiousness
- Extraversion
- Agreeableness
- Neuroticism

Question 7

Define self as a social actor

Answer 7

• sense of self as an embodied actor
• social performances may be construed in terms of consistent or not self-ascribed traits and social roles
• reevaluating old traits

Question 8

what is the age 5-to-7 shift

Answer 8

cognitive and social changes that occur in early elementary school years resulting in child’s development being a more purposeful and goal directed approach to life, allowing lead up to self as a motivated agent

Question 9

define self as a motivated agent

Answer 9

• sense of self can set and achieve goals, plans, values, projects, etc
• anytime you want to change yourself you are taking on the role of motivated agent (values and life goals being changed)

Question 10

Who is the main psychologist who touches on identity and its relation to self?

Answer 10

Erikson

Question 11

define narrative identity

Answer 11

• internalized and evolving story of self designed to provide life w measure of temporal unity and purpose
• reconstruct the past and imagine the future to explain how ppl come to be and what they will be

Question 12

define autobiographical reasoning

Answer 12

• ability (formed in adolescence) to draw conclusions abt the self from analysis of personal experiences
• reflect on past

Question 13

define self as autobiographical author

Answer 13

sense of self as a storyteller reconstructs the past and imagines the future in order to create a narrative that provides life with some measure of temporal continuity and purpose

Question 14

what are the three things needed in order to know one self?

Answer 14

(a) to perform my traits with social approval
(b) attempting to successfully pursue goals
(c) to construct a story about myself based on what I was, what I am, and what I want to be

Question 15

The fact that different parts of the self impact each other—that the “I” resonates back on the “me”—supports the Greek notion that the self is inherently ______.

Answer 15

reflective

Question 16

Neshama is only 4 years old, and her grandmother says to her, “Sweetheart, tell me something about yourself!” Which of the following is Neshama likely to say at her age?

a) i think im really shy
b) i have long brown hair
c) i hope that someday we get a dog
d) im nice to people except my annoying brother

Answer 16

b) i have long brown hair

Question 17

According to the theory of Erik Erikson, the search for ______is the primary developmental challenge of the teenage years, and this “crisis” extends through adolescence and into young adulthood.

Answer 17

Identity

Question 18

Paulo is in his mid-twenties, and recently he has been considering his life. He thinks back over all of his past experiences as well as what he wants to accomplish in the future. The combination of these actions produces a(n) ______ that may be revised several times as his life continues.

Answer 18

narrative identity

Question 19

t or f: prejudice is the action and discrimination is the thought

Answer 19

false: prejudice is the thought and discrimination is the action

Question 20

social dominance orientation

Answer 20

• group hierarchies are natural and inevitable
• leads to right wing authoritarianism (hostile towards ppl that dont adhere to social norm)

Question 21

overt vs adverse racism

Answer 21

overt: intent
adverse: subtle, implicit biases

Question 22

what are the twi dimensions of stereotype content model?

• warmth and openness
• coldness and compassion
• warmth and competence
• negative and positive

Answer 22

• warmth
• competence

Question 23

objective vs subjective social variables

Answer 23

objective: factual, not personal opinions, size of social network, etc
subjective: feelings, support, etc