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The results of the Craik et al , 1999 Pet Scan Study showed: |
Prefrontal cortex was highly active in the self- rating condition |
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pre-frontal cortex development coincides with what? |
Self-awareness development in infancy |
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Specific knowledge structures, or cognitiverepresentation, that are applied to the self (i.e.,are of the self-concept), will guide behavior andthe processing of information, and developthrough experiences
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SELF-SCHEMATA Self-concept is the sum of a person’s self-schemata |
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Individual differences seen in self-schemata are: |
Content Structure Self-complexity High Self-complexity potential bufferagainst psychological distress when a self-concept domain is threatened |
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Schemata for selves in thefuture; many ideas each person has about whothey might become, hope to become, or fearthey will become are the definition of what? |
Possible selves Can be powerful motivators Some research suggests that possible selves canbe influenced by societal and cultural factors |
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IDEAL SELF AND OUGHT SELF are: |
are self guides |
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Discrepancies between selves can lead toemotional problems: |
Actual/own self and ought (either own orother): agitation-related emotions actual/own self and ideal (either own orother): dejection-related emotions |
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Self-esteem refers to: |
your general evaluation ofyour self-concept along a good-bad or like-dislikedimension Self-esteem can vary |
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Development of Self-esteem |
Child recognizes expectations for his/her behavior thatare not met social comparison Development of internal standards and recognition ofinconsistencies between standards andbehaviors/experiences |
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Describe how low and high SE people Following failure in one area of life would react: |
high self- esteem people focus on successes in other areas of life whereas low self-esteem peoplegeneralize failure to other areas of life *not failing moreimportant than succeeding* * will evade new negativeinformation about themselves – Will engage in defensive pessimism* |
