The Self

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Chapter 5

• The Self

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Defining the self

• Formation of the self
• Socialization
• Culture and ethnic identity
• Self-perception theory
• Self-concept self schema
• Self-complexity
• Self-discrepancy

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Knowing and evaluating the Self

• Self-efficacy (Bandura, 1977)
• Self-awareness (self-focusing)
• Self-esteem
• High vs. low self-esteem
• Stable vs. unstable self-esteem
• Social Comparison Theory (Festinger, 1954)
• Downward vs. upward social comparisons

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Revealing and Protecting the Self

• Self-monitoring (Snyder, 1974)
• Self-Evaluation Maintenance (Tesser, 1986)
• Reflection effect
• Comparison effect
• Self-handicapping

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Regulating the self

• Self-assessment
• Self-verification
• Self-enhancement
• Self-improvement