October 2: Self Perception (Part One)

cocktail party effect

when in a crowded room, cannot focus on conversation because too much going on, but can hear something that sounds like your name

difference in self-concept between ages

• younger kids tend to focus on physical characteristics (tall vs. short, curly hair vs. straight hair, etc.)

• adults tend to focus on internal attributes

narcissism

a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance

why introspection is flawed

• many mental processes occur outside of awareness

  • system one thought processes

• many mental processes are self-serving