CCT395H5 Lecture Notes - Linkedin, Arch Linux

• School: UTM
• Department: Communication, Culture and Technology
• Course: CCT395H5
• Professor: Rhonda Mc Ewen

Document Summary

Self- enhancement - a fundamental human tendency to propel the ego upward . This is based on the idea that individuals are trying to promote a positive self-concept and solicit positive feedback from other people. Ex- making your facebook profile or linkedin profile look better for the sake of a better impact on others: turning a negative into a positive compensatory positive enhancement. Self-verification people are motivated to maintain a consistent self concept, preserve the truth about themselves and seek objective feedback from others. People are motivated to self-verify themselves because portraying ones self concept in a stable, self congruent manner helps avoid psychological anarchy, bolster"s a persons confidence in predicting and controlling the world, and further facilitates social interactions. Imp note: virtual world behavior is similar to real world behavior, but somewhat less restrained by normal inhibitions. There is a certain expectation of single avatar control.