empirical self

the self that is known by the self, rather than the self as knower. In the psychology of William James, the empirical self is held to consist of the material self (everything material that can be seen as belonging to the self), the social self (the self as perceived by others), and the spiritual self (the self that is closest to one’s core subjective experience of oneself). The empirical self (or “me”) is contrasted with the nominative self (or “I”).

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Psychology term of the day

December 24th 2024

Mach scale

a measurement of the degree to which individuals condone, tolerate, or condemn the use of manipulation and deceit in pursuit of material or other aims. Persons low in Mach (or Machiavellianism) affirm absolute ethical standards; persons high in this quality reveal relative and shifting standards of behavior.