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Technology and the Self-Concept

Technology and the Self-Concept. Branden Ogata 27 April 2009 English 200. Self-Concept. Also known as “self-knowledge” Divided into three parts: Self-Awareness Self-Esteem Self-Deception Phenomenal Self / Working Self-Concept Self-Concept at a given point in time. Self-Awareness.

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Technology and the Self-Concept

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  1. Technology and the Self-Concept Branden Ogata 27 April 2009 English 200

  2. Self-Concept • Also known as “self-knowledge” • Divided into three parts: • Self-Awareness • Self-Esteem • Self-Deception • Phenomenal Self / Working Self-Concept • Self-Concept at a given point in time

  3. Self-Awareness • “Attention directed toward the self” (Baumeister 75) • Public/Private • Allows individual to compare self to social standards

  4. Self-Esteem • “how favorably someone evaluates himself or herself” (Baumeister 95) • High self-esteem -> positive self-concept • Low self-esteem -> lack of positive self-concept • Not necessarily any tangible differences • Excess of self-esteem == narcissism

  5. Self-Deception Techniques • “help [people] believe things that are false” (Baumeister 98) • Self-Serving Bias • Positive Illusions • Overestimate good qualities of self • Overestimate control over situation • Overoptimistic views

  6. Obtaining Self-Knowledge • Looking-Glass Self/Generalized Other • Introspection • Social Comparison • Self-Perception Theory

  7. Looking-Glass Self and Generalized Other • “People learn about themselves from others” (Baumeister 80) • “Other people tell [an individual] who and what [he or she] is” (Baumeister 80) • Assumptions: • Individual is willing to accept negative criticism • Critics willing to give honest opinion of individual

  8. Introspection • “People simply have direct knowledge of what they are like” (Baumeister 81) • Individual knows himself or herself best • Does not account for self-deception strategies discussed above

  9. Social Comparison • “Examining the differences between oneself and another person” (Baumeister 82) • Upward Social Comparison • Either inspiring or discouraging • Downward Social Comparison • Tends to create positive feelings

  10. Self-Perception Theory • “People observe their own behavior to infer what they are thinking and how they are feeling” (Baumeister 83) • Extrinsic Motivation > Intrinsic Motivation

  11. Questions?

  12. Answers?

  13. Members of the Superior Species? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHXBL6bzAR4

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