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The self + Dramaturg
Social Psychology Exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| According to George Herbert Meade what does the self consist of? | the "me" and "i" |
| what is the "me" | the "me" is the socialized part of a person |
| what is the "i" | the "i" is the action and the present of our actions |
| what is self-concept? | the self-concept is your overall sense of who you are |
| what is self-schemas? | the elements of ourself concept that serve a mental template by which we organize the world. ex: when you say you're smart you are more likely to notice when someone else is smart + interact w/ them. |
| what is self-reference effect? | the tendency to process differently + remember well information related to one's self |
| what is ilusion of transparency? | the illusion that our concealed emotions can leak out and be easily read by others. |
| How do we gain our self-schemas? | by social comparison |
| what is self concept? | your overall sense of who you are |
| what is social comparison? | evaluation one's abilities/opinions by comparing one's self with others |
| what is social status? | the position one has in a group/society |
| why are there certain roles? | because there are behavioral expectations or requirements attached to a self |
| what are possible selves? | what we dream/dread becoming in the future |
| what is dramaturgy? | idea that social life is like a drama/play |
| what does socialization teach us? | teaches us how to act when given a social script and learn the social expectations to act out the role |
| what is impression management? | attempting to manage the impression others receive of us |
| what is front stage? | where we perform |
| what is backstage? | where we get ready before we perform |
| how does impression management work? | by collectively defining a situation, by communicating with others what to think of us, using fronts, by being dramatic, and presenting our idealized self |
| what's a working consensus? | people agreeing upon a definition of a situation |
| what are expressions given? | conscious, intentional, or usually verbal communication |
| what are expressions given off? | may or may not be intentional but they tend to be nonverbal such as body language, facial expressions, style of dress |
| what are fronts? | used to control audience perception |
| what is setting? | where the impression management is happening such as our surroundings |
| what is a personal front? | what we bring to the table/ what we project. such as sex, race, clothing, looks, etc |
| what is appearance? | how we look the part of convey the status |
| what are manners? | how we play the role |
| what is dramatic realization? | the portrayal of aspects of the performer that one really wants the audience to know |
| what is idealization? | trying to live up to what others consider to be the idea. this can lead to misinterpretation as we're not showing our true selves |
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