chapter 13 - knowing ourselves, knowing others Flashcards
theory of mind
a well-developed set of untaught, intuitive beliefs about other’s mental states and processes and an understanding of how to use those beliefs to infer other’s goals and explain their actions
sense of self
a composite of the various ways an individual thinks about himself and has distinct kinds of self-awareness
ecological self
a sense of the self as moving through the world, gained through perception and action
interpersonal self
a sense of the self as engaged in social interactions with others
extended self
a sense of the self as traveling along an autobiographical timeline
private self
a sense that we have experiences that no one else has, such as dreams, points of view, and thought
conceptual self
a view of the self that includes a sense of the roles that we occupy in broader cultural and social contexts
mirror test
a test of someone’s sense of self in which a mark is put on an object such that it can only be seen when the subject views himself in a mirror
self-concept
a conscious sense of the self that involves both facts about the self and evaluative beliefs about the self
kinesthetic self-concept
a concept of the self that arises from an awareness of our motor actions as we move in an environment
gender identity
a sense of whether we are male or female
gender role
the behaviors and traits that are considered typical of each sex
self-esteem
the extent to which we value our own worth and the emotions that accompany such an assessment
self-efficacy
our beliefs about our ability to achieve certain goals, often tied to a particular set of circumstances
module
in Fodor’s sense, a functionally specialized cognitive system that is tailored for processing certain forms of information in ways that are not influences by other cognitive systems
