Overview
Readings
Module 64, Exploring the Self, pages 651-60.
Learning Targets
64-1 Explain why psychology has generated so much research on the self, and discuss the importance of self-esteem to our well-being.
64-2 Describe how excessive optimism, blindness to one’s own incompetence, and self-serving bias reveal the costs of self-esteem, and explain how defensive and secure self-esteem differ.
64-3 Discuss how individualist and collectivist cultures differ in their values and goals.
Class Materials
Video Resources