What does 'Self' refer to in the notes?

What does 'Self' refer to in the notes?

• A. The ideas and values that characterize 'I' and 'me' and includes perception and valuing of 'what I am' and 'what I can do'
• B. A fixed genetic trait
• C. A purely cognitive construct
• D. An external label given by others

Answer: (A)

Self is the internal sense of who you are—the ideas and values that characterize “I” and “me,” including how you perceive yourself and how you value what you are and what you can do. This captures the way people form a self-concept: your own beliefs about your abilities, traits, and worth. It isn’t a fixed genetic trait, it isn’t something that exists purely as a cognitive process detached from value, and it isn’t simply an external label others give you. Those alternatives miss the central idea that the self is an internal, evaluative representation of who you are.

Self is the internal sense of who you are—the ideas and values that characterize “I” and “me,” including how you perceive yourself and how you value what you are and what you can do. This captures the way people form a self-concept: your own beliefs about your abilities, traits, and worth. It isn’t a fixed genetic trait, it isn’t something that exists purely as a cognitive process detached from value, and it isn’t simply an external label others give you. Those alternatives miss the central idea that the self is an internal, evaluative representation of who you are.