12.3

Question 1

what is the self?

Answer 1

personal knowledge of the patterns of thought, feelings, and actions we see in ourselves
- sense of unity of being a single human
- self has free will

Question 2

self-concept

Answer 2

how we describe our own characteristics
- often, we use self-schemas to think about aspects of the self

Question 3

self-awareness

Answer 3

result of self-studying our own internal traits, feelings, roles, and memories

Question 4

self-esteem

Answer 4

(an emotional aspect)
judge the self negatively or positively?

Question 5

self-regulation

Answer 5

ability to understand and manage your own behavior
- conscious effort to control our thoughts, motives, feelings, and behaviors

Question 6

sources of info regarding the self

Answer 6

• introspection (direct observation of one’s thoughts and feelings) but it is not reliable!
• observable behavior
• the ppl around us (their opinions, s.o)
• autobiographical and episodic memories (but partial and incomplete, could be inaccurate)

Question 7

sources of self-esteem

Answer 7

• generally high during childhood, drops in adolescence, rises in adulthood
• influenced by social comparisons, or judgments we make of our own worth in relation to those around us