Exam 2: Communication and Identity: Creating and Presenting the Self

What are ego busters?

Sue, a nurse, runs a healthy eating blog in her spare time. She exudes a healthy attitude and appears to be very knowledgeable and professional. What is this an example of?

What is the best advice for someone to follow if they want to feel more self-confident when meeting new people?

Our concept of self is shaped partly by the culture in which we have been reared.

The self-concept is a relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself.

At work John goes to great lengths to hide that he is a transgender man. He shares very little about himself with his colleagues and he doesn't spend any social time with them. What is John engaged in?

Your personality remains stable over your lifetime.

You are unlikely to reveal all of the perceived self to another person.

Match each description below with the most accurate term. a.perceived self b.presenting self c.reflected appraisal d.self-fulfilling prophecy e.significant other -A prediction that affects behaviour

Which of the following is often a result when people use the word "can't"?

The process of impression management can result in dishonest behaviour.

Define social comparison. Describe an instance when you engaged in social comparison and (a) felt superior to another person/group as a result, and (b) felt inferior to another person/group as a result. What was the impact of this social comparison?

What occurs when your own expectations influence your behaviour?

Katie is a new student in a new school. Katie wants to sign up for the volleyball team even though she hasn't played volleyball before. The coach tells her not to bother because she is short; he says that short girls don't do well at volleyball. After that experience, even though she never played volleyball, Katie tells people that she isn't good at volleyball. This is an example of other-imposed prophecy.

In 2016, there were 7,540,803 foreign-born individuals living in Canada, which represents 21.9 percent of the population. What does this mean for Canada?

Kelly believes that she can't trust her coworkers, even though they haven't behaved in a manner that would suggest this is true. Kelly keeps information from her coworkers because she thinks they are untrustworthy. As a result, her coworkers have started to exclude her when making decisions, and this has a negative impact on Kelly's job. What does this scenario demonstrate?

If you are trying to change your self-concept, being perfect is a good way to make positive change.

Margaret's professor keeps telling Margaret how smart she is. Margaret feels confident about her upcoming test, based on what her professor is saying and based on her experience doing well on tests. She studies hard for her Interpersonal Communications test and gets an A! Margaret continues to believe that she is smart. This is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Billy believes that in order for him to be good at his job he must not make any mistakes. What does this scenario demonstrate?

The self-concept is extremely subjective, being heavily influenced by interaction with others.