digital self

Question 1

a mask that an individual puts on to engage in the technological world

Answer 1

digital self

Question 2

aspect of oneself that is shared with others through the use of social media and computerized technology.

Answer 2

digital self

Question 3

set of characteristics that identify a person within the internet

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digital identity

Question 4

Our personal information online (texts, videos, photos, name, address, and the sites that we visit);
What we post; and
What other people post about us

Answer 4

digital identity

Question 5

is the instinctive core of one’s personality.

Answer 5

true self

Question 6

A theory by ____ points that there is a “true self”

Answer 6

Donald Winnicott

Question 7

It must be nurtured and realized.

Answer 7

true self

Question 8

is established to defend the “true self” from insult and danger.

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false self

Question 9

complex and fragile, but basically, is the basis of oneself

Answer 9

true self

Question 10

that is engaged to manage the day-to-day anxieties and challenges that come

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decoy self

Question 11

Online identity is like an investment. People often start out with a small amount of capital, and the way it is used over time determines how much people end up with later on.

t or f

Answer 11

true

Question 12

People tend to assume that your online actions are representative of the way you are in person

Answer 12

online behavior

Question 13

When you post online, what do you say? Are you controversial, contentious, or otherwise inappropriate?

Answer 13

online voice

Question 14

From your blogs, website to your Facebook account, the images, and other style elements can say a lot too

Answer 14

online presentation

Question 15

The idea of digital self-developed from the original phenomenon of the

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extended self

Question 16

considered extensions of the self

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material possessions

Question 17

are also called “Digital Natives.”

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millennials

Question 18

Research shows that over 50 percent of women would edit their social media photos to look better and meet the expectations that the media and magazines have set.

Answer 18

we want to meet the expectations of others

Question 19

People upload photos and statuses online that they feel will receive “likes” and positive feedback which ultimately helps their egos.

Answer 19

we want to boost our self esteem

Question 20

Some of us want to fit in with the crowd and upload things that are “down with the trend.”

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to feel a sense of belonging

Question 21

Unlike in real life, digital platforms allow us to express ourselves in any way we want to without anyone there to physically judge us.

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a bigger sense of freedom

Question 22

Digital applications like Snapchat allow us to improve our appearances on photos. These applications help consumers express themselves as their “ideal” self-online and inevitably feel better about themselves.

Answer 22

striving to be our ideal selves

Question 23

process that individuals use to control the impressions of others through social interaction.

Answer 23

self presentation

Question 24

our efforts to shape others’ impressions in specific ways in order to gain influence, power, sympathy, or approval

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self presentation

Question 25

intended to only be used at the beginning such as an interview for a career.

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strategic self presentation

Question 26

process by which individuals attempt to influence the reactions and images people have of them and their ideas.

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impression management

Question 27

The intent of control and deception is present in impression management, but the difference between this control of power is that is used to justify actions and is used more consciously and more often than self-presentation.

t or f

Answer 27

true

Question 28

who defines Impression management as “about successfully staging a character and putting on a performance”

Answer 28

erving goffman

Question 29

what is important in Goffman’s impression management.

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team

Question 30

individuals cooperate in the staging of a single performance.

t or f

Answer 30

true

Question 31

the performance is an individual act

t or f

Answer 31

false (not individual)

Question 32

“a set of individuals whose intimate cooperation is required if a given projected definition of the situation is to be maintained”

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team

Question 33

used by members of a team in order to be loyal to the team and behave in accordance to the team’s performance and never exploit the presence in their front region in order to stage their own show.

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dramaturgical loyalty

Question 34

in order to successfully stage a character and a team performance, each performer must have a presence of mind and self-control so that he remembers his parts and does not commit any unintended gestures while performing and is able to save the show if that would be the case.

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dramaturgical discipline

Question 35

carefully selecting the right team members and making sure that they are dramaturgically loyal and disciplined

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dramaturgical circumspection

Question 36

about selecting the audience that will give a minimum of troubles in terms of the show the performer wants to put on as well as the show he does not want to put on.

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dramaturgical circumspection

Question 37

• Enhancement of social contact, independence, and communication
• Increased social connectedness, well-being, and friendship quality
• Develops companionship, well-being, and a mature emotional state

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positive impact of online interactions

Question 38

• Meanness and bullying
Misunderstanding
• Unwanted contact
• Unintentional disclosure
• Facebook depression – increased depressive symptoms when the internet is used for other purposes
• Jealousy and self-mutilation

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negative impacts of online interactions

Question 39

when an individual creates an online identity different from the identity offline but in cases where they meet in person the people they speak to online, the online persona is kept

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blended identity

Question 40

There are many layers and sides to people’s identities, and many choose which side to present depending on the audience

t or f

Answer 40

true

Question 41

The development of computer-mediated communication has allowed people to create new personalities that are extremely different from the offline personalities

t or f

Answer 41

true

Question 42

The online world doesn’t allow individuals to be who they want to be and escape reality by creating a virtual personality

t or f

Answer 42

false (allows)

Question 43

However, it is rare for people to adopt a whole new persona and the digital self is believed to be just another side of a wider identity and this part of the wider identity is generally the best side or what people believe as the best side

t or f

Answer 43

true

Question 44

People become so inferior by the online world that it becomes the main stage while real-life becomes the backstage, actually blurring the lines between what is real and what is virtual

t or f

Answer 44

false (dominated)

Question 45

characterize instances where individuals use the possibility of anonymity on online platforms to shift significant parts of their identity like gender, age, or race

Answer 45

identity tourism

Question 46

Identity tourism is common but it is done to look more appealing

t or f

Answer 46

false (rare)