Description:

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

Texts:

Buss, A. The Self. 1998. Available at GinnyÕs Copies.

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 16 June 1998
Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
University of Texas at Austin

Some graphics courtesy of Ann Pommerehn