9.2 Self-Presentation and Interacting with Others

Question 1

Self-presentation aka impression management

Answer 1

Process of splaying oneself to society through culturally accepted behaviors

Question 2

models for how we express emotion in social situations

Answer 2

Basic model, Appraisal model and Social construction model

Question 3

Basic model

Answer 3

There are universal emotions, along with corresponding expression that can be understood across cultures

Question 4

Social construction model

Answer 4

emotions are solely based on the situational context of social interactions, no biological basis

Question 5

Appraisal model

Answer 5

accepts that there are biologically predetermined expressions once an emotion is experienced, but that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression

Question 6

Display rules

Answer 6

unspoken rules that govern the expression of emotion; cultural expectations of emotions

Question 7

Culture syndrome

Answer 7

shared set of beliefs, norms, values, and behaviors organized around a central theme, as is found among people sharing the same lang and geography

Question 8

Impression management

Answer 8

the maintenance of a public image aka self-presentation

Question 9

The three “selves”

Answer 9

1. Authentic self
2. Ideal self
3. Tactical self

Question 10

How the selves are accomplished

Answer 10

1. Self-disclosure
2. Managing appearances
3. Ingratiation
4. Aligning actions
5. Alter-casting

Question 11

Dramaturgical approach

Answer 11

Indiv create images of themselves in the same way that actors perform a role in front of an audience - by Erving Goffman.

1. Front stage - where the indiv is seen by the audience and strives to preserve his desired image
2. Back stage - where the indiv is not in front of an audience and is free to act outside of his desired image

Question 12

George Mead - theory of self

Answer 12

dependent on social interaction, outlining the 2 parts of the self as the “I” and the “me:
I = the creative expression of the indiv
Me = part of the self that is a response to the enviro

Question 13

Communication

Answer 13

ability to convey info by speech, writing, signals, or behavior; foundation of social interaction; effective communication happens when the desired message is received by the recipient.
Theres verbal and nonverbal communication

Question 14

Animal communication

Answer 14

takes place btwn nonhuman animals AND btwn humans and other animals as well.
Use body lang, rudimentary facial expressions, visual displays, scents, and vocalizations to communicate