INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Yes, it is okay to talk to yourself. You may even answer yourself.

Count the the # of Fs that appear FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE- SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF- IC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF MANY YEARS.

Look at the chart below and say the COLOR you see, not the word printed there. YELLOWBLUEORANGE BLACKREDGREEN PURPLEYELLOWRED ORANGEGREENBLACK BLUEREDPURPLE GREENBLUEORANGE

So, whats happening? Why the conflict? Your right brain is trying to say the color, but your left brain insists on reading the word.

Which Line Is Longer?

SELF-CONCEPT Everything one thinks & feels about oneself (Gamble & Gamble) Those physical, social, and psychological perceptions of self resulting from our experiences and interactions with others.

Components of Self-Concept Self-image: the picture or image you have of yourself Self-esteem: the value or worth you place on your self-image.

The Three Selves Real self – what you think of yourself when you are being most honest Ideal self – who you would like to be or think you should be Public self – the one you let others know

Pygmalion Effect or Self-fulfilling Prophecy Do you perform as you do because that is what you are capable of doing? OR Do you perform as you do to meet the expectations of others?

The Johari Window A conceptual model of self- disclosure

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW FREE OR OPEN

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW FREE OR OPEN HIDDEN

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW FREE OR OPEN BLIND HIDDEN

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW FREE OR OPEN BLIND HIDDENUNKNOWN

What you dont know about yourself What you know about yourself What others know about you What others dont know about you JOHARI WINDOW FREE OR OPEN BLIND HIDDEN UNKNOWN

Self-Disclosure Is a risk-taking behavior Is supposed be a reciprocal behavior The history of a relationship is a history of its self-disclosure When self-disclosure ends, so does the relationship

PERCEPTION The process by which we make sense out of experience The process of selecting, organizing, and (subjectively) interpreting sensory data

FACT VS. INFERENCE FACTS are verifiable by observation INFERENCES are assumptions based in facts as perceived – Interpolation – inference between knowns – Extrapolation – inference beyond knows; prediction

Interpolation & Extrapolation

STEREOTYPING

Perceptual Constancy