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Perceiving the Self and Others A cognitive process through which we interpret our experiences and come to our own unique understandings Selecting Organizing Interpreting • Mental structures that put together related bits of information • Help you understand how things work and how they should proceed • Evolve and change over time • • • • • • Mindlessness Selective perception Undue influence Bar pickup schema Good Will Hunting Hitch, as we’ve seen • Using personal characteristics to explain others’ behavior • Can change over time (Interaction appearance theory) • Can be problematic (Fundamental attribution error) Verify your perceptions Be thoughtful when seeking explanations Look beyond first impressions Culture affects how we perceive ourselves & others The narrow perspective (Cultural myopia) Stereotyping Prejudice Be mindful Consider multiple identities and cocultures Expand your perspective Deconstruct your schemas Self-concept Self-esteem Self-efficacy Who you think you are Influenced by thoughts, actions, abilities, values, goals, ideas… Influences how you communicate Comes from how others communicate with you Direct & indirect evidence Social comparison theory A set of attitudes you hold about your own emotions, thoughts, abilities, skills, behavior, and beliefs. Linked to Self-Concept: Must know yourself to have attitudes about self. Ability to predict actual success based on yourself-concept and self-esteem Affects your ability to cope with failure and success Can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies Self-Actualization The feelings & thoughts you get when you know you have negotiated a communication situation as well as you possibly could Leads to sense of satisfaction & fulfillment Self-Adequacy Assessing your communication competence as sufficient or acceptable Can lead to contentment or self-improvement Self-Denigration A negative assessment about a communication experience. Self-criticism Often unwarranted. Often occurs when communicators place undue importance on weaknesses Self-presentation Intentional communication designed to show elements of self for strategic purposes Occurs through various channels Requires self-monitoring Self-disclosure Revealing yourself to others by sharing personal information Must not be information easily known to others Sharing must be voluntary Self-presentation can be more controlled Make conscious choices about what to reveal to others Allows for experimentation with identity
