The self -introduction activity-

The self

-introduction activity-

Social Psychology - Serena Hardan

Poll

What do you know about the concept of the self?

• I have watched classes, videos or read about the self

• I have heard about it

• I have heard about it but don;t really understand it

• I have never heard about it

​Exercice 1 : WHO AM I ? Write 5 things about yourself

I am...

I am...

I am...

I am...

I am...

SELF-CONCEPT-what it is

• A knowledge representation that contains knowledge about us, including our beliefs about our personality traits, physical characteristics, abilities, values, goals, and roles, as well as the knowledge that we exist as individuals.

• Everything that a person claims as "me" or "mine"

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​briefing on exercise 1

​In social psychology, questions about the self are addressed by studying the self-concept, as previously defined.

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This concept is definitely broad and ​is the subject of a wide range of research.

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what we will learn about the self-concept in this course:

• Self-perception theory​

• looking glass self

• social comparison

• social identity theory ​

Open Ended

Many questions can emerge from trying to understand the self, how it develops, what it contains, how it is organized...

Take this time to write down any questions or comments that come to mind about these ideas.

Exercice 2 : WHO AM I ? write 3 things you would use to describe yourself...

​...to another person in this class

​...at a job interview

​...to someone you met while on vacation in another country

Multiple Choice

Based on the previous exercise, what would you argue regarding the self: is our "self" different in different situations?

• no, we only have one self

• no, we just present the self in differently in different situations

• yes, there can be such thing as multiple selves

• We see ourselves differently in different situations​

• what comes to mind when we describe ourselves in one situation​ is driven by the contex​t

• multiple selves are an evidence for a dynamic and complex self-concept

• the self changes in response to the environment

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Multiple selves

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Working self-concept

= a set of knowledge that is accessible at any one moment​

• A small portion of your available self-knowledge is accessible at any point in time

• the different content​ of our self-knowledge can be organized in an associative network

• whenever one concept is activated, others related to it​ are also easily brought to mind

​attributes

roles​

relationships

activities

​goals

Example of an associative network of the working self-concept

Open Ended

Now that you know a little more about the self, how would you define it in your own words : what counts as the self, and what does not? What do you expect or want to learn about the self in social psychology?

Draw

Finally, draw your own content of self-knowledge using an associative network with 5 to 10 characteristics