PSY 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Method Acting, Symbolic Interactionism, Machiavellianism

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 260
• Professor: Kaplan Jill

Document Summary

Method acting: being true to your experiences: developed by constantin stanislovski environment, occurs both in entertainment and social interactions, involves self-presentation and interacting with one"s, involves creating (cid:498)true(cid:499) emotional experiences by. Drawing on one"s own personal experiences: ability to remember other"s mannerisms, ability to imitate, ability to become involved in fantasy. Getting inside the head of the character, or. Social acting: involves the: ability to fake convincingly, ability to play unusual roles, ability to tell stories. A perspective in sociology that attends to the self and its presentation in everyday life. Every person is an object to him or herself. Each person manages how that object is displayed: people use techniques to modify their self-presentations. Disclaimers: verbal devices people use to decrease negative implications of what they are about to do: (cid:498)i"m not homophobic but (cid:499) Accounts: excuses or justifications for doing things. Altercasting: presenting another person in a somewhat different manner than he or she is accustomed to be.