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Understanding Ourselves: Self-Knowledge and Cultural Differences

Explore the multifaceted nature of the self and how it is shaped by cultural differences. Learn about self-awareness, introspection, and the role of social comparison in understanding ourselves. Discover the theories of emotion and the impact of impression management on self-enhancement.

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Understanding Ourselves: Self-Knowledge and Cultural Differences

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  1. Chapter 5 Self-Knowledge: How We Come to Understand Ourselves

  2. The Nature of the Self

  3. Functions of the Self Why do human adults have such a multifaceted, complex definition of self? Researchers have found that the self serves both:

  4. Self-KnowledgeCultural Differences in Defining the Self In many Western cultures, people have an independent view of the self. Independent View of the Self

  5. Cultural Differences in Defining the Self In contrast, many Asian and other non-Western cultures have an interdependent view of the self. Interdependent View of the Self

  6. Gender Differences in Defining the Self • Women • Men

  7. Knowing OurselvesThrough Introspection Introspection

  8. Focusing on the Self: Self-Awareness Theory Self-Awareness Theory

  9. Judging Why We Feel the Way We Do: Telling More than We Can Know Causal Theories

  10. The Consequences of Introspecting about Reasons Reasons-Generated Attitude Change

  11. Knowing Ourselves byObserving Our Own Behavior Self-Perception Theory

  12. Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation Intrinsic Motivation Extrinsic Motivation

  13. Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation OverjustificationEffect

  14. Preserving Intrinsic Interest Task-Contingent Rewards Performance-Contingent Rewards

  15. Understanding Our Emotions: The Two-Factor Theory of Emotion Two-Factor Theory of Emotion

  16. Finding the Wrong Cause: Misattribution of Arousal Misattribution of Arousal

  17. Interpreting the Social World:Appraisal Theories of Emotion Appraisal Theories of Emotion

  18. Using Other People To Know Ourselves Social contact is crucial to the development of a self-concept.

  19. Knowing Ourselves by Comparing Ourselves to Others Social Comparison Theory

  20. Knowing Ourselves by Comparing Ourselves to Others • When do you engage in social comparison? • With whom do you choose to compare yourself?

  21. upward social comparison: downward social comparison: Knowing Ourselves by Comparing Ourselves to Others

  22. Knowing Ourselves byAdopting Other People’s Views Social Tuning .

  23. Impression Management:All the World’s a Stage Impression Management Ingratiation Self-Handicapping .

  24. Impression Management: All the World’s a Stage There are two major ways in which people self-handicap.

  25. Culture, Impression Management,and Self-Enhancement Self-Enhancement .

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