He believed that each newly born human being is a 'blank slate' with no personality, and could be molded into anything with training.
Self-concept is context-specific rather than stable, conflict takes place between groups, and individuals persist more when failing.
The ability to relate to the world in a socially-connected manner.
Roles we play, social identities we form, comparisons we make with others, how other people judge us, and surrounding culture.
Collectivism results in different ways of thinking, with Asians tending to think more in relationships and Americans seeing choices as expressions of themselves.
How we regulate our actions and present ourselves according to interpersonal demands.
The right hemisphere is associated with creativity, intuition, arts, feeling, and imagination, while the left hemisphere is associated with analysis, logic, idea, facts, math, and training.
The concept that how we think others perceive us is a mirror for perceiving ourselves.
Affect, Behavior, and Cognition.
The interactive process through which people learn basic skills, values, beliefs, and behavior patterns of a society.
The unsocialized, spontaneous, self-interested component of personality, which plays a very large role in children.
New roles begin as playacting then become reality as we start to believe them.
Self-esteem is more personal and less relational, individuals persist more when winning, and conflict takes place between individuals.
People with a lot of friends live longer and happier than those who don't.
The socialization process that allows a person to anticipate what others expect of us.
Mental templates by which we organize our worlds.
The concept of giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.
How we evaluate ourselves, enhance our self-images, and defend against threats to our self-esteem.
A sense of self, which is the conscious awareness of possessing a distinct identity that separates you from other members of society.
A person's answers to the question, 'Who Am I?'
Beliefs about self that organize and guide the processing of self-relevant information.
The theory that we compare ourselves with others and consider how we differ, often comparing upwards which can diminish satisfaction.
Giving priority to the goals of one's group and defining one's identity accordingly.
Individualism values independence, autonomy, and self-reliance, while collectivism values interdependence, cooperation, and social harmony.
In individualistic cultures, people strive for personal achievement, while in collectivistic cultures, people derive more satisfaction from the status of the valued group.
How we come to know ourselves, develop a self-concept, and maintain a stable sense of identity.
It is a central dimension of positive psychology and wellness counseling.
Through interaction with their social and cultural environments.
The interactive process by which we develop an image of ourselves based on how we imagine we appear to others.
1. Imitation (1 month – 3 years), 2. Play (3-5 years), 3. Game (after 5 years).
A person first individualizes significant others like mom, dad, sister, brother, and as they grow older, they internalize the attitudes, expectations, and viewpoints of society.
<ol class="tight" data-tight="true"><li><p>Imagine how we appear to others. </p></li><li><p>Based on the other's reactions, we attempt to determine whether they view us as we see ourselves</p></li><li><p>We use our perceptions of how others judge us to develop feelings about ourselves.</p></li></ol><p></p>
<p>The part of our self that is aware of the expectations and attitudes of society.</p><p>Very large role in adults</p>
