1. Chapter 3 Perception and the Self in Interpersonal Communication

2. The Self in Interpersonal Communication Self Concept- your self image, or the view you have of who you are. Your self-concept develops from 4 sources: Others’ Images-How significant others see you. Social Comparisons- How you compare to your peers Cultural Teachings- How you fulfill the teachings of your culture. Self Evaluation- How you evaluate your own feelings and behaviors.

4. This is explained by a model called the Johari Window, which consists of 4 basic areas, that represents a different part of yourself.

5. Open self- Information about yourself that you and others know

6. Hidden self- Information about yourself that you know but others don’t know.

7. Blind self- Information about yourself that you don’t know but others do know.

9. There are 5 Techniques for increasing your self esteem.

10. Attack Self-Destructive Beliefs

11. Seek out Nourishing People

12. Work on projects that will result in successes

13. Remind yourself of your successes

16. Organization- You organize the information your senses pick up.

18. Assignment #2 Go to the class discussion board and answer the following questions on blackboard What do you think is the most important stage in perception and why? Describe a time when you used the Interpretation-Evaluation stage to stereotype someone or something. Comment on another classmate’s post.

19. Impression Formation Impression Formation- The process by which you perceive another person and ultimately come to some kind of evaluation or interpretation of this person. There are 6 significant processes that influence the way you perceive another person and come to some kind of interpretation of him/her.

20. Impression Formation 6 Processes: Self-fulfilling Prophecy- a prediction that comes true because you act on it as if it were true. Implicit Personality Theory- the system of rules that tells you which characteristics go together. Perceptual Accentuation- Leads you to see what you expect or want to see Primacy-Recency- We give more importance to the person’s first impression (Primacy) or the impression that is most recent (Recency) Consistency- Maintaining balance among attitudes. Example: I expect someone I like to like me. Attribution- the process of assigning causation or motivation to a person’s behavior.

21. Impression Formation There are 4 ways to increase accuracy in impression formation: Analyze Impressions Check Perceptions Reduce uncertainty Increase cultural sensitivity

22. Assignment # 3 Go to page 65 in your Interpersonal Communications textbook and take the test about people perception. Explain what processes you possess and how you can change your interpretation of people. Post your answers on the face book like page.

23. Impression Management: Goals and Strategies Impression Management- The processes you go through to communicate the impression you want others to have of you. There are 7 goals and strategies that are used to make an impression. These strategies can have a positive effect by helping to give others the “right” impression or backfire and have a negative effect giving others a bad impression

24. Impression Management: Goals and Strategies Impression Management Goals and Strategies: To be liked To be believed To excuse failure To secure help To hide faults To be followed To confirm self-image

25. Assignment #4 Post one picture or video of someone making a positive impression and one picture or video of someone making a negative impression. Post these on the class tumblr blog.