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11 Cards in this Set
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Self concept |
Who you think you are. The stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself. |
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Perceived self |
The person you believe yourself to be. Private. Unlikely to reveal all of it to another person. |
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Presenting self |
A public image. The way we want others to view us. |
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Significant others |
People's who opinions are especially valued. Evaluations from these people are especially powerful. |
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Social comparison |
Evaluating others based on how we compare with others. Ex. Are we smart or ugly? |
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What are the 2 types of social comparison? |
1. Superior or inferior- compared to others am i smart , pretty, funny? 2. Same or different- Ex. No one like ballet . im weird cause im different and the only one |
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Identity/impression management |
Communication strategies others use to influence how others view them. Many messages aim at creating a desired impression. |
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Characteristics of impression management |
Striving to construct many identities, collaborative, deliberate or unconscious. Collaborative communicators construct their identities in response to the behaviors of others. |
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Self-fulfilling Prophecies |
Occurs when a persons expectations of an event, and his/her subsequent behavior based on those expectations, make the event more likely to come true . |
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Self imposed prophecies |
Occurs when your own expectations influence your behavior. Ex. In sports you probably psyched yourself into playing better or worse. |
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Other-imposed prophecy |
Prophecies imposed by others onto someone else. |
