4.5 Perceiving and Presenting Self

The overall idea of who we think we are

The judgments we make about ourselves

The ability to perform specific tasks

The confidence in our abilities

Personal traits define our self-concept, while group memberships have no effect.

Group memberships are the only factor in self-concept formation.

Both personal traits and group memberships shape our self-concept.

Self-concept is only formed by comparing ourselves to others.

How others react to us and comparing ourselves to others

Our academic achievements only

Self-esteem and self-efficacy exclusively

Only through personal reflection

A student feels confident because classmates often compliment their presentation skills.

A teen believes they are awkward after noticing people laugh when they speak.

A child enjoys drawing because it helps them relax and express creativity, even when no one else sees their artwork.

An employee feels unsuccessful after a supervisor criticizes their work during a meeting.

Self-esteem is only about how others see us.

Self-esteem is the judgments we make about our self-concept.

Self-esteem never changes throughout our lives.

Self-esteem is unrelated to our qualities.

It varies in different areas of our lives

It remains constant across all areas of our lives

It is solely determined by others' opinions

It is unchangeable once formed

Self-efficacy is task-specific while self-confidence is more general

Self-efficacy is about general abilities while self-confidence is task-specific

They are identical concepts with different names

Self-efficacy relates only to academic performance

Self-concept

Self-esteem

Self-efficacy

Self-criticism