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    Self perception Table of contents Serial N° | List of Contents | Page N° | 01 | Executive summary | 03 | 02 | Theories | 04 | 03 | Techniques | 05 | 04 | Decision making | 06 | 05 | References | 08 | “Self perception theory” Executive summary:- Self-perception theory (SPT) is an account of attitude change developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes by observing their behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused them. The theory is counterintuitive

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    The theory that best applies to my behavior change‚ is the self determination theory. The self determination theory looks at motivation and personality and combines aspects of behavioral self regulation as well as personality development (Ryan & Deci‚ 2000). It takes into account the psychological needs of the person‚ and also looks at a combination of these factors in order to determine the type of motivation a person has. According to Ryan and Deci‚ there are three needs that need to be met for

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    Self-Presentation ‘It might be said of self praise (if it not entirely shameful and ridiculous) that we praise ourselves fearlessly‚ something always sticks.’ – Francis Bacon WHAT IS SELF-PRESENTATION? Self Presentation is part of the Self Concept and Impression Management theory. Impression management (IM) theory suggests that any individual or organization must establish and maintain impressions that are compatible with the perceptions one wants to give to the public. From both a communications

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    is to understand and examine the relationship between self-discrepancy and the level of satisfaction with life. The study is based on the theory of Carl Rogers and in carried out in a humanistic approach. A total of 60 questionnaires are obtained with validity with subjects aged 12 to 35 of both sexes. The modified California Q-set and the Satisfaction with Life Scale were adopted to measure the discrepancy between actual self and ideal self and the level of satisfaction with life respectively

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    searching for a journal article‚ we came across one study that we thought was very relevant to today’s world. It was a study by authors Martin Eisend and Jana Moller that proved that TV viewing did increase the incongruence between the ideal self and the real self among women as well as men. Since the beginning of technology and its advancements‚ the media has never been as strong in influencing people as it is today. This especially holds true to younger generations because they are more exposed

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    ATTITUDES & THEORIES OF ATTITUDES Attitudes are evaluative statements or judgments‚ either favorable or unfavorable concerning objective‚ people or events. They reflect how one feels about something e.g. if is said‚ “I like my job”‚ I am expressing my attitude about work. Attitudes are not the same as values‚ but the two are interrelated. There are three components of an attitude: Cogn ition‚ affect‚ and Behavior. Cognitive Component of an attitude The opinion or belief segment of

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    Facebook distorts self-perception and identity. Discuss. Nowadays‚ Facebook uses have increasingly become an integral part of everyone’s daily routines and it must be exists in everyone’s life.Facebook has more than 750 million users worldwide. Facebook is used to keep in touch and sharing life or mood with friends. There are lots of benefits of using Facebook. Still‚ Facebook gives a limited view of our friends’ lives and the view tends to be unrealistically positive. Self-perception means

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    In order to improve discrepancies between individuals and ultimately reduce the risk of depression in teenager’s serious education reforms need to take place. Studies have found that psychiatric disorders in young people range between 16-30% with depressive disorder being the most common (Robinson et. Al‚ 2009). Young people are often unwilling to seek help and feel as though there a discrepancy between their actual-self and ought-self (Robinson et. Al‚ 2009). 60% of school students currently report

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    George Herbert Mead‚ a sociologist from the late 1800s‚ is well known for his theory of The Self. According to Mead‚ “the self begins at a privileged‚ central position in a person’s world.” ( ) Is difficult to consider the viewpoint of others when we only focus ourselves as everything around us. For example‚ when you take a photo with your friend‚ the first time after you get back your camera is to see yourself in the picture without looking at the others first. We tend to place ourselves at the

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    In one study results show that‚ ”Consistent with objectification theory [17‚ 35]‚ our results provide some evidence that through self objectification (via body surveillance)‚ which may serve as a mechanism enabling individuals to evaluate their standing relative to the gendered beauty ideals [29‚ 38‚ 40‚ 43‚ 44‚ 63]‚ women and men may come to recognize a discrepancy between their current and ideal physique [29–31‚ 34‚ 38‚ 63‚ 78] and‚ as a result‚ experience feelings

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