Intrapersonal Communication Unit 4 Intrapersonal Communication

Personal Perception Deciding what data to pay attention to It’s a filtering process

Factors that Influence Personal Perception Values - reflect your priorities Beliefs - thoughts and ideas you accept as truths Culture - a strong influence on how you interpret information

Factors that Influence Personal Perception Bias - perception through which we view the world. Prejudice - a preconceived judgment. To pre-judge. Attitudes - either positive or negative. They are hardly ever with no opinion.

Factors that Influence Personal Perception Expectations - what you expect for yourself and those around you. Knowledge - the more you have the better judgments you make. Communication Skills - understanding the communication others use.

Self-Concept Real self - who you really are Perceived self - how others view you Ideal self - who you would like to be Public self - how you act in public Private self - how you are by yourself Professional self - how you act in a job setting

Self-Concept Social self - when you interact with others. In social situations Intellectual self - part of you that uses knowledge Emotional self - part of you that processes & uses feelings Physical self - body, athletic ability, gracefulness, coordination, well-being Artistic self - part of you that is creative or artistic.

Johari Window Open – everyone knows Blind – others know, but you don’t Hidden – nobody knows, but you do. Secrets Unknown – nobody knows, or not discovered yet