Chapter 11: self development part 1

Question 1

The self

Answer 1

Cognitive construct that develops as a child matures

Characteristics, emotions, and beliefs people have about themselves

Question 2

Characteristics of the Self

Answer 2

Conscious awareness that you exist as a separate person

What you know about yourself and how you describe yourself

Question 3

The Looking Glass Self (Charles Cooley)

Answer 3

Sense of self and self-esteem are
constructed based on imagined opinion of self by others

Question 4

Self-evaluation

Answer 4

Judgments about self
Social comparison

Question 5

Personal Agency

Answer 5

Realization of effect on environment
Self-Efficacy: sense that one can accomplish goals

Question 6

Self-esteem

Answer 6

Self-evaluation + personal agency

Global self-evaluation: 7 yrs of age

Early childhood: unrealistically high self-esteem
Elementary school: more realistic
Adolescence: becomes more negative

Question 7

Self-regulation

Answer 7

Ability to control aspects of the self
Begins in infancy, continues throughout lifespan