Self Knowledge

Question 1

4 components of the “self”

Answer 1

• Self Esteem
• Self Knowledge
• Social Self
• Self Concept

Question 2

2 aspects of Self-Schemas

Answer 2

• Building blocks of the self

- More elaborate, efficient processing

Question 3

How are Self- Schemas the building blocks of the self

Answer 3

• They are how we describe ourselves

- trait is both self-descriptive and is also important to self-description

Question 4

How is Self-Schemas more elaborate and efficient processing

Answer 4

• Info about self

- Info about others

Question 5

The Working Self-Concept

Answer 5

• Context Dependent

- Variability, Extremity, Salience of Self-concept

Question 6

Self-Concept is Context-Dependent

Answer 6

• But self-schemas are more stable

- Not everything is possible, “ranges”

Question 7

Working Self Concept - Variability, Extremity, Salience of Self Concept

Answer 7

• Determine or constrain our self knowledge

- Ex: introverts don’t become extroverts but can become more extraverted

Question 8

Self-Complexity

Answer 8

who are you

Question 9

More Complex Self-Construals

Answer 9

• more independent, do what you want, not what your friends or family want
• We strive for the self and personal achievement

Question 10

Less Complex Self-Construals

Answer 10

• More independent, more likely to do what your friends or family want (their beliefs matter)
• We strive for the group and group achievement

Question 11

What are the Self-Guides

Answer 11

• Actual Self
• Ideal Self
• Ought Self

Question 12

Actual self

Answer 12

who we are

Question 13

Ideal self

Answer 13

who we want to be

Question 14

Ought self

Answer 14

who we should be

Question 15

Actual-Ideal Discrepancy

Answer 15

Promotion focus, dejection/ sad emotions

Question 16

Actual-Ought Discrepancy

Answer 16

Prevention focus, agitation/ disturbed emotions

Question 17

Gaining Self-Knowledge

Answer 17

Getting information about the self

Question 18

How does one get information about the self

Answer 18

• Social roles, identities, and comparisons
• Success and Failure
• Other’s judgements

Question 19

Gaining self “mis-knowledge”

Answer 19

• Explaining our behavior
• Predicting our behavior
• Predicting our feelings

Question 20

Gaining self “mis-knowledge” - Explaining our Behavior

Answer 20

• Misattribution (I thought it was the drug)

- Can be self-serving, make stuff up to make yourself look better

Question 21

Gaining self “mis-knowledge” - Predicting our behavior

Answer 21

others better, self worse

Question 22

Gaining self “mis-knowledge” - Predicting our feelings

Answer 22

affective forecasting (I’m going to feel lousy)