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The relatively stable set of perceptions individuals hold about themselves.
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SELF-CONCEPT
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The part of the self-concept that involves evaluations of self-worth
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SELF-ESTEEM
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Characteristic ways that you think and behave across a variety of situations.
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PERSONALITY
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The theory that a person's self concept matches the way the person believes others regard him or her.
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Reflected appraisal
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A person whose opinion is important enough to affect one's self-concept strongly.
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Significant other
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Evaluation of oneself in terms of or by comparison to others
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Social Comparison
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Groups against which we compare ourselves, thereby influencing our self-concept and self-esteem
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Reference Groups
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The tendency to seek and attend to information that conforms to an existing self-concept.
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Cognitive conservatism
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A prediction or expectation of an event that makes the outcome more likely to occur than would otherwise have been the case.
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Self-fulfilling Prophecy
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Occurs when your own expectations influence your behaviour.
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Self-imposed prophecy
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Occurs when your actions may be governed by the expectations that others have of you.
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Other-imposed prophecy
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The communication strategies people use to influence how other view them.
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Identity Management
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The person you believe yourself to be in moments of honest self-examination. It may be identical with or different from the presenting and ideal selves.
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Perceived self
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The image a person presents to others. It may be identical with or different from the perceived and ideal selves.
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Presenting self
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