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Communication and Self-Concept

Communication and Self-Concept � TRY THIS: • All you need to do is answer this question. Who are you? • If it helps, use a web diagram like this

Communication and Self-Concept � An exercise • Look at your list �Pick the 10 that are really important to your identity �Try to order them from 1 to 10 with 1 being the most fundamental and 10 being the least �Now listen

Communication and Self-Concept � Where does this self concepts come from? • Is it something we just naturally do? Most primates can recognize self • Is there something different about knowing that you are a self and self concept • Self-recognition is a step in the process to selfconcept ME!

Communication and Self-Concept � How do we get from self-recognition to selfconcept? • Try this: Ego Busters and Ego Boosters. � Self-concept develops through interaction with others

Communication and Self-Concept � Reflected Appraisal • We “develop a self- concept that matches the we believe others see us. ” �Think of how a child is impacted by ego-boosting or ego-busting messages as it grows. • Significant others are those whose statements have more impact than most

Communication and Self-Concept � � Is external input the sole way to develop self-concept? Social comparison: evaluating ourselves in terms of how we compare to others • Two ways to do this � Inferior/superior � Same as/different from � These are reference groups • Even objective facts (height, weight, skin color) are impacted by the significance we attach to them � Final question: Is our selfconcept always someone else’s fault?