Self-presentation deals with the social self, while dispositions deal with the nature of the social self. Self-presentation is presenting to others the person that we want them to believe that we are. Dispositions, on the other hand, are the internal factors that make up who we really are, including traits of neuroticism, which is described as anxious and emotionally unstable and impulsive. It appears that much of the public and political arena is baffled at Senator John McGee’s unusual behavior. What would cause him to behave the way he did and what factors came into play the night that lead to his arrest? In our research of Senator John McGee we will see signs of neuroticism exemplified in his disposition through his risky and impulsive behavior. We will also see self-presentation demonstrated as he tries to “save face” when he is arrested for grand auto theft and a DUI.
Self-presentation - Kearney
Have you ever heard, “You only have one chance to make a first impression?” Now, whether you choose to be yourself or you choose to be who you thought someone wanted you to be, a conscientious decision was made. Presenting who we would like others to believe we are is self-presentation (Gilovich, Keltner, & Nisbett, 2011). Now answer another question for me, under the correct circumstances, do you think that everyone has the ability to lie about information or details about themselves?
In this paper, I will attempt to explain Senator John McGee, Joe Carleton, Sean and Laurie Marron’s behavior during and after John McGee’s arrest. John McGee, a father of two, serves as senator for District 10 in Idaho. McGee also serves as Senate Majority Caucus chairman and chairman of the Canyon County Republican Central Committee (Idahopress.com)...
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King, K. M., Karyadi, K. A., Luk, J. W., & Patock-Peckham, J. A. (2011). Dispositions to rash action moderate the associations between concurrent drinking, depressive symptoms, and alcohol problems during emerging adulthood. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 25(3), 446-454. doi:10.1037/a0023777
Popkey, D. (2011, August 25). Sen. John McGee DUI arrest report reveals new details. The White Hat Group. http://www.whitehatgroup.org/index.php/news-articles/83-legislature/312-sen-john-mcgee-dui-arrest-report-reveals-new-details
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22). People mindlessly respond to avoid their true emotions. Truthfully, I was not fine, but exploding inside with nervousness. However, I didn’t attempt to burden anyone with my lack of confidence, so I told this untruth. Even though white lies may be harmless, they can lead to other deceptive lies labeled by the authors as gray, red, blue and colorless lies. Why do we tell lies? Interestingly, according to the (Banaji and Greenwald, 2013), “evolutionary biologists have proposed that Homo sapiens is indeed hard-wired to tell lies,” (page 25). Furthermore, we want to appear favorable to our friends and family and this may pressure us to justify our lies. According to (Banaji and Greenwald, 2013) it is referred to as “impression management,” by social psychologists (p.27). Thus, lies allow others to see us as we want to be seen, such as I wanted the group to see me as a confident person who could handle obstacles and superbly interact with
...le knowing their identity, so that they do not have to face the judgments of others. "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person! Give him a mask and he'll tell you the truth!" (Velvet Goldmine).
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There is some debate about whether or not people are truly displaying themselves or If they are displaying their ideal selves meaning they display who they think they should be or who they think society wants them to be rather than who they truly are. Claims have been made that when people change their characteristics on social media in order to show their ideal selves they do this in order to impress those around them as well as to be seen in a more positive and flattering
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