This course examines: 1) bases of self-knowledge such as social comparison, feedback from others, and introspection, 2) recent perspectives on the nature of the self-concept and self-presentation, and 3) motivational and cognitive mechanisms guiding self-relevant information processing. Students may not hold credit for both PSYC 4650 and the former PSYC 4590 when titled "Self and Social Perception." [3 credits]
This course examines: 1) bases of self-knowledge such as social comparison, feedback from others, and introspection, 2) recent perspectives on the nature of the self-concept and self-presentation, and 3) motivational and cognitive mechanisms guiding self-relevant information processing. Students may not hold credit for both PSYC 4650 and the former PSYC 4590 when titled "Self and Social Perception." [3 credits]
