Biology Lab Report
SOCIAL DILEMMS
CRISCYNTHIA MCWILLIAMS
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
DORIE RICHARDS
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Our perception of ourselves can be one of many but the most important of our perception is determined by our behavior. What we think about ourselves is who we become. If we think we are inadequate, we will begin to act that way. If we feel positive, we will act that way. The trail forward towards contentment and genuineness is not determined by the great outside ourselves. It’s measured by our own thoughts, our own inner process, and our self perception. In this paper I will discuss about discovering of self, thinking about how others view us, persuasion, behaviors and how groups shape who we become. When asked the question Tell me about yourself? That is such a hard question to answer when you have to tell people about yourself. We never think about whom we really are and who we have evolved to be. The text states, “Self-concept is the collection of things you know about yourself—such as your overall cognitive understanding (learned beliefs, attitudes, and opinions) about yourself. (Feenstra, 2011) When we look at self awareness it speaks of being aware of you self concept. There are two kinds of concepts private and public. Private addresses the thoughts, feelings and desires which is the internal part of our being. This is also known as your “soul” is the vital part of who we are and how we relate too many. Public is the awareness of how we appear to others. One we all have a lot of mixed feelings about. Sometimes you don’t care about what others think then on the other hand your reputation and name means much. Self Schemas is our beliefs about us. Self-schemas differ from person to person because we are all different have various cultural and social life experiences. Schemas such as: loud or quiet, active or lazy, dull or exciting, and nerd or jock. It
CRISCYNTHIA MCWILLIAMS
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
DORIE RICHARDS
FEBRUARY 18, 2013
Our perception of ourselves can be one of many but the most important of our perception is determined by our behavior. What we think about ourselves is who we become. If we think we are inadequate, we will begin to act that way. If we feel positive, we will act that way. The trail forward towards contentment and genuineness is not determined by the great outside ourselves. It’s measured by our own thoughts, our own inner process, and our self perception. In this paper I will discuss about discovering of self, thinking about how others view us, persuasion, behaviors and how groups shape who we become. When asked the question Tell me about yourself? That is such a hard question to answer when you have to tell people about yourself. We never think about whom we really are and who we have evolved to be. The text states, “Self-concept is the collection of things you know about yourself—such as your overall cognitive understanding (learned beliefs, attitudes, and opinions) about yourself. (Feenstra, 2011) When we look at self awareness it speaks of being aware of you self concept. There are two kinds of concepts private and public. Private addresses the thoughts, feelings and desires which is the internal part of our being. This is also known as your “soul” is the vital part of who we are and how we relate too many. Public is the awareness of how we appear to others. One we all have a lot of mixed feelings about. Sometimes you don’t care about what others think then on the other hand your reputation and name means much. Self Schemas is our beliefs about us. Self-schemas differ from person to person because we are all different have various cultural and social life experiences. Schemas such as: loud or quiet, active or lazy, dull or exciting, and nerd or jock. It
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