DIGITAL SELF

Question 1

The digital self, also known as _______, is used to describe a person’s representation of himself on the Internet. In different social media platforms, a person can construct a controlled projection that impacts how other people perceive him.

Answer 1

online identity

Question 2

An individual’s belief of how other people perceive him

Answer 2

Social Self

Question 3

He naturally create a _____ to achieve a perceived belongingness to a certain group

Answer 3

Social Identity

Question 4

is not only about sharing a person’s life online. It may also be about what is acceptable and impressive to other people whom a person want to get approval from.

Answer 4

Digital Self

Question 5

A behavior refers to the conscious or unconscious efforts an individual make to create, modify, or maintain an impression of himself in the mind of others.

Answer 5

Self-Presentation

Question 6

It is done by controlling or influencing how other people perceptions about himself. It can involve strategic choices in clothing, grooming, body language, and verbal communication.

Answer 6

Impression Management

Question 7

a person actively says things or takes action to show his competence to other people

Answer 7

Self-Promotion

Question 8

a person tries to win the approval or acceptance of others

Answer 8

Ingratiation

Question 9

strategic self-sacrifice

Answer 9

Exemplification

Question 10

showing off authority, power, or the potential to punish

Answer 10

Intimidation

Question 11

a person exploits his weaknesses or shortcomings to receive help or benefit

Answer 11

Supplication

Question 12

Mental events in a person’s life that are inherently unobservable to others or only within his network of connections

Answer 12

Private Self

Question 13

• Behaviors that are open to the observations of other people
• Within the entire internet

Answer 13

Public Self

Question 14

• Develops over the course of a person’s life
• May include aspects of a person’s life that he has no control over
• Emphasis on the individual
• Created through differences in personal characteristics

Answer 14

Individual Identity

Question 15

• A person’s sense of who he is based in group
  membership
• Group as an important source of pride and
  self-esteem
• Emphasis on what a person has in common with
  the members of the group
• Created based on similarities with others

Answer 15

Social Identity

Question 16

refer to the digital representations of individuals on different online platforms, capturing
various aspects of their identity, interests, and activities. These provide users with a space to share
information about themselves and engage with others

Answer 16

Social Profiles