ABSTRACT
There are many scholars and articles that seem to be relevant to multiple self theory but which fall short. J. C. Turner has coined two terms that might seem relevant to a multiple self theory of the mind, but which are not. Social identity theory proposes that categorizing people into distinct groups affects their behaviour. Self-categorization theory makes a distinction between social identity and personal identity. Cognitive psychologists have proposed many models of the mind which are quite limited and do not rise to the full concept of a multiple self. Labels could imply multiple selves, but the concepts as defined by Turner are merely labels and do not involve holistic system principles that govern individuals when given a particular label by themselves or by others. J. M. Baldwin's use of the concept of imitation makes it clear that alters are not true multiple selves.
