phenomenal self

the self as experienced by the individual at a particular time. Only a small portion of self-knowledge is active in working memory or consciousness at any time. The same person might have a very different phenomenal self at different times, without any change in actual self-knowledge stored in long-term memory, simply because different views are brought into awareness by events. Also called working self-concept.

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Psychology term of the day

December 18th 2024

psyching up

undertaking a series of activities for the purpose of getting into an ideal performance state for an event, such as a competition or an examination.