Knowing Me, Myself And I: What Psychology Can Contribute To Self-knowledge
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 13:28
in Psychology & Sociology
How well do you know yourself? It's a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to be. A new report in Perspectives on Psychological Science describes theories behind self-knowledge (that is, how people form beliefs about themselves), cites challenges psychologists encounter while studying it, and offers ways we can get to know ourselves a little better.