Kinesiology 1070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Impression Management, Social Loafing
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Self-presentation, also called impression management) refers to the process by which individuals attempt to control the impressions others form of them. Maintenance of private self occurs entirely at the cognitive level (self is the audience) Maintenance of public self is always overt behaviour (others are the audience) Interest is only on factors that affect self-presentations to others. Self-presentation may be used in three interrelated yet distinct ways: maxi(cid:373)ise o(cid:374)e"s reward-cost-ratio social and material outcomes, self-esteem enhancement and maintenance compliments vs. criticism, development of identity create and maintain a particularly identity. 2 discrete processes, each of which operates according to different principles and is affected by different antecedents. Impression motivation: desire to create a particular impression. Impression construction: the kind of impression management tactics that are used to make the desired impression. People"s (cid:272)hoi(cid:272)e of spo(cid:396)t (cid:894)(cid:272)hose a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities (cid:449)hethe(cid:396) they (cid:272)a(cid:374) p(cid:396)ese(cid:374)t fa(cid:448)ou(cid:396)a(cid:271)ility(cid:895) Motivation to engage in sport (improve physical appearance) Quality of the athletic performance (choking and social loafing)