Description:

Topics: sensory v. cognitive self; body awareness and attitudes; varieties of self-consciousness; shyness, shame, and audience anxiety; self-presentation, exhibitionism, egocentricity; empathy and altruism; self-esteem and identity.

Texts:

Buss, A. The Self. 1998. Available through UT Coop publishing.

Grading and Requirements:

Exams: Essay exams - 2, take-home.
Term paper: 16 pp.
Critique of all papers by both instructor and teaching assistant.
100% of the student's grade will be determined by student's written expression.

Prerequisites:

Psychology 301 with a grade of C or better, Psychology 418 or an equivalent statistics course with a grade of C or better, upper division standing, and six semester hours of upper division psychology.

Updated 19 October 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

Some graphics courtesy of Ann Pommerehn