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| People tend to remember things when they relate to themselves more than if they do not have any personal reference. example: name letter effect. |
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| Our knowledge about who we are/ the unchanging characteristics of ourselves. |
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| The act of thinking about ourselves. |
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| People prefer the letters in their own name (example of Self Reference Effect) |
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| When people focus their attention on themselves, they evaluate and compare their behavior to their internal standards and values. (Seeing ourselves as outside observers would). People become self-concious/ reminds people of their shortcomings. |
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(Western cultures) Defining oneself in terms of one's own internal thoughts feelings, and actions and not in terms of thoughts, feelings, and actions of other people.
*VALUE INDEPENDENCE AND UNIQUENESS* |
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| Interdependent View of Self |
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(Asian and non-Western) Defining oneself in terms of one's relationships to other people. -Recognizing that one's behavior is often determined by the thoughts, feelings, and actions of others.
*VALUE CONNECTEDNESS AND INTERDEPENDENCE* |
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| Gender differences in the view of self- women |
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relational interdependence
focus more on close relationships.
(interdependent) |
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| Gender differences in the view of self- men |
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collective interdependence
focus more on group membership.
(independent) |
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| We learn about our own abilities and attitudes by comparing ourselves to others. |
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