american psychologist formulated the ecological system theory

i think therefore i am which means that a rational thinking person and being self conscious is the proof that there is a self

tendencies to perceive events in a negative manner

conscious awareness and memory of precious experiences are the keys to understanding the self

the self is just a result of the humanistic imagination and thoughts, that build up a person characteristic

two thinking system

it occurs when people consider a particular value for an unknown quantity before estimating that quantity

here the thinking is either or type. the things are completly good or bad

to estimate the size of a category or the frequency of an event

a cognitive bias that describe why, for individuals, the pain of losing is psychologically

we often vastly overvalue the evidence at hand

is perspective error. it occurs when people rely too much on how information conveyed

drawing conclusion that have no evidence

bias that make you feel as if you should continue pouring money, time or effort into a situation

a conscious mental reaction that subjectively experienced as strong feelings

physiological changes precede emotions which are equivalent our subjective experience

theory states that we feel emotions and experience physiological reaction such as sweating trembling and muscle tension

that emotional experience come from a combination of physical arousal and cognition

give three tripartite composition of the self

how these groups or individuals interact with the children will affect how they grow.

it proposes that children don't develop only by influence from their close familial environment - surrounding environments are influential on the development of the child as well.

environment that do not directly interact with the child, but nonetheless have an important influence on the child's development.

larger culture as a whole and includes socioeconomic status, wealth, poverty, and ethnicity.

made up of the environmental events and transitions over the life course.

may be broadly defined as the way in which a person uses emotional experiences to provide for adaptive functioning (Thompson, 1994).