MSCI411 Lecture Notes - Interpersonal Communication, Emic And Etic, Intrapersonal Communication
24 Sep 2013
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Self-description: identify activities that you participate in or groups or organizations to which you belong. These are parts of your self the sum total of who you are a person"s central inner force common to all humans and yet, unique in each deep source of growth. You are also part of your self concept subjective description of who you think you are filtered through perceptions. Who you are is also reflected in your attitudes, beliefs and values learned constructs that shape behavior and self image. Attitude a learned predisposition to respond to a person, object, idea in a favorable or unfavorable way. They reflect what you do and don"t like. Beliefs the ways in which you structure your understanding of reality true and false. Relation between attitudes and beliefs you can have a favorable attitude towards something and still believe negative things about it: ex hockey team will not win provincial championship though you are a big fan.
