6.1 Self-Concept and Identity Formation

Question 1

What is self-identity/self-concept?

Answer 1

sum of an individual’s knowledge and understanding of ones self

Question 2

What is self-consciousness?

Answer 2

awareness of ones self

Question 3

What is self-schema?

Answer 3

beliefs and ideas people have about themselves

Question 4

What is the definition of personal identity?

Answer 4

one’s own sense of personal attributes

Question 5

What is the definition of social identity?

Answer 5

social definitions of who you are (race, religion, gender, occupation)

Question 6

What is the theory of self-verification?

Answer 6

states that individuals want to be understood in terms of their deeply held core beliefs

Question 7

What is the ADDRESSING framework?

Answer 7

way to remember different aspects of one’s identity

Question 8

What are the components of the ADDRESSING framework?

Answer 8

age
disability
religion
ethnicity/race
sexual orientation
socioeconomic class
indigenous background
national origin
gender

Question 9

What is the self reference effect?

Answer 9

tendency to better remember information relevant to ourselves

Question 10

What is the ideal self?

Answer 10

person you ought to be

Question 11

What is the real self?

Answer 11

person you actually are

Question 12

What is the definition of incongruity?

Answer 12

when the real self falls short of the ideal self

Question 13

What are the three powerful influences on an individuals development of self-concept?

Answer 13

1. self-efficacy
2. locus of control
3. self-esteem

Question 14

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 14

belief in one’s own competence and effectiveness

Question 15

What is internal locus of control?

Answer 15

able to influence outcomes through their own efforts and actions

Question 16

What is external locus of control?

Answer 16

perceive outcomes as controlled by outside forces

Question 17

What is learned helplessness?

Answer 17

a condition where an individual does not act even though there are opportunities to avoid unpleasant circumstances or gain positive rewards

Question 18

What is the definition of self-esteem?

Answer 18

one’s overall self-evaluation of one’s self worth

Question 19

What is looking-glass self?

Answer 19

idea that a person’s sense of self develops from interpersonal interactions with others in society and the perception of others

Question 20

What is social behaviorism?

Answer 20

the mind and self emerge through a process of communicating with others