through email or in newsgroups (such as in your Kaplan class) before meeting them face to face‚ does your expectation of how they will look usually turn out to be accurate? When I picture people that I have never met before‚ sometimes I’m close to what I expected. These days you just can’t always tell and I’ve learned that people with deep voices usually look the opposite of how they sound. You can put a face with a voice and be used to talking with that person‚ then the minute you see them it’s
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Introduction to Communications The Self-Concept of J.R. “Johnny” Cash The individual self‚ also known as the personal or private self‚ is achieved by differentiating oneself from others (Markus‚ 1977; Tajfel & Turner‚ 1986). Johnny Cash spent most of his adult life being different from others. An obvious difference in him was that he always wore black. He was famous for that darkness that possibly could have been a reflection of the deep‚ dark‚ depression he lived with; the depression that
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Angela Foster Reaction Paper Communications 11/26/2010 “Self – concept is such a powerful force on the personality that it not only determines how you see youself in the present but also can influence you future behavior and that of others. Such occurences come about through a phenomenon called the self-fulfilling prophecy. A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when a person’s expectations of an event‚ and his or her subsequent behavior based on those expectations‚ make the event more likely to
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person’s self-concept is continually developing during each life stage. Self-concept is an idea of who you are‚ and how you see yourself. Self-concept is created by two main concepts‚ self-image and self-esteem. How you see yourself‚ your personality and how others see you are all part of a person’s self-concept. The more positive a person views themselves‚ the greater the chance of that individual reaching their full potential and being able to maintain a positive attitude. Self-concept is based
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Cooley’s concept of the “looking-glass self” contains three elements. First‚ we imagine how we appear to those around us. Second‚ we interpret others’ reactions to us. Third‚ we develop a self-concept from those reactions. The self-concept development begins in childhood‚ but it is a lifelong‚ ongoing process. That means that a student in a new college setting will experience different things that affect one’s self-concept. For example‚ a student who constantly arrives late to class and is greeted
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for Improving your Self Concept Interpersonal Communication Abstract How do you view yourself? How do you think others view you? These questions are central to the idea of self- concept how you perceive yourself and how you believe others perceive you impacts your thoughts and ideas your actions and reactions. Your-self concept developed over years through your social interactions with your fellow man. It is what you believe to be your strength and weaknesses. Years of self- evaluation and comparisons
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Formation & Change - Self-Concept This assignment is about how a person constructs their self-concept and how they then live their lives in a way which supports this self construct. I then explore Rogers theory of personality and how change occurs in a therapeutic relationship. When a child is born he is totally egocentric. Not only does everything revolve around him‚ but the world is ‘self’‚ he has no concept of any world outside of self. When his psychological needs are not being met he
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Communication Opinion Paper Willita Taylor HCS – 320 April 3‚ 2013 Kristin Thrun The process of effective communication consists of four basic elements and they are the sender‚ the message‚ the receiver‚ and the feedback (du Pre‚ 2005). Each one of these component plays a vital role in the communication process and are essential in communicating a clear and concise understanding from the messenger and to the receiver that takes the original message. Effective communication incorporates the
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The Oral Communication Process The process of oral communication" is comically overinflated babble for the English noun "talk‚" defined as the articulation of ideas in conversation. Talk consists of a speaker who uses words (or meaningful sounds such as cries of grief or joy and grunts of disaffection) and a hearer who can understand the words (or sounds). Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication is usually defined by communication scholars in numerous ways‚ usually describing
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SELF - CONCEPT Self-concept is the unique‚ dynamic and always evolving way people think about themselves. Component’s of self-concept: 1. Identity - conscious description of oneself 2. Body Image - perception of physical self: appearance‚ function and ability 3. Self-Esteem - personal opinion and self-worth 4. Role in Society - assumed expected behavior Factors Affecting Self - Concept MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS Original 1940s version by Maslow 1990s Adapted Version 1940s MASLOW HIERARCHY
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