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Self
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The Self
Notes on Kunda, Chapter 6
Concerns way in the contents and structure of the self can influence social behaviour and judgement. ... Dimensions of self-knowledge
• Self-schemas
Definition
A self-schema is an integrated set of memories, beliefs and generalisations about one’s behaviour in a given domain. ... a self-schema for friendliness may include memories of specific events (‘I was nice to my neighbour’); and more general beliefs about one’s typical reactions in certain circumstances (e. ...
Self-schemas can be expected to influence the processing of information about (a) the self and (b) others.
(a) Processing information about the self. ...
Individuals with (for example) masculine self-schemas can be considered experts on masculinity and this should influence the way they process info. ... 459, 2nd paragraph)
• The working self-concept
Although we have many stable and enduring memories and beliefs about the self, our working self-concepts (i. ... , our sense of self at a given moment) varies from one occasion to another, as different subsets of our self knowledge become activated.
• Self-esteem
. ... Self esteem has several implications:
(a) Representation of self-knowledge
People with high self-esteem tend to have a clearer sense of who and what they are (e. ... , Campbell, 1990); those with low self-esteem, however,. ... their lack of self-clarity did not extend to their views of others. So self-knowledge of low self-esteem people characterised by: low certainty, stability and accessibility (same applies to those who lack well-articulated self-schemas). Low self-esteem people seen as relatively aschematic in their self-knowledge, i.
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Title: Self
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