PSY 331 Lecture 2Outline of Last Lecture I. Social Psychologya. DefinitionII. Broad FieldIII. Psychology in the worldIV. Science of PsychologyV. Population vs. sampleVI. Sampling issuesOutline of Current Lecture I. MethodolgyII. The selfa. William JamesIII. The “Me”IV. Self-Concepta. Differencesb. Self-concept over devlopmentV. The “I”Current LectureMethodology- Mundane vs. experimental Realismo Mundane realism: experiment similar to real world eventso Experimental realism: experiments impacts and involves participants Examples: helping w/ pencils vs. “seizures” Pencils: high mundane, low experiment Seizure: low mundane, high experiment- Does study need to exactly replicate reality to show something important?o No!o Study that seems “artificial” can capture something realThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.The Self- “ Who am I?”- What is the “self”?o Broad area o studyo Conscious experienceo Things I knowo Body, job, familyo From individual to group- William Jameso Father of American Psychology o Late 1800so PSYCH part of philosophy department Theory, no datao The self: “I” and the “one”o “Me”: what is knownThe “ ME”- Self-concepto sum total of a person’s thoughts and feelings about the selfo who you think you are- Changes over timeo Changes moment to momento Different parts active vs. noto Working/ spontaneous self-concept Different relationship, situations- Example: class vs. partyo Friends vs. parents- Self- Concepto Answers reflect self-concepto Affected by contexto 4th grade boy vs. 12th grade girl- Differences?o Girl internal conflicto Boy straightforward- Self-concept over developmento Becomes more complex Abstract vs. concreteo Mid-adolescence: can reconcile/ integrate Example: happy + depressed = moody The “ I”- The knower of the “me”o The “I” knows other things as wello “Me” is just one possible focus of attention- An evaluatoro Example: I am a good professoro Evaluations are importanto Also an agent, actor or executero Doing things, taking actionso Example: speaking in front of you
View Full Document
Unlocking...