Question

Reginald is in a devilish mood and thinks it would be fun to run naked down the street. But, suddenly he begins to think of the consequences that might happen to him. He wonders whether he would be sent to jail and knows that he might feel embarrassed, especially if his friends found out. Reginald is using his ________ as a way to determine his behavior

Answer 1

Answer: Reginald is using his "SOCIAL MIRROR".

Explanation: Social mirror

Social Mirror Theory states that people wants to judge their actions on a peers interpretation of that action, before their act. In other words, people define and resolve their internal thoughts with what their think people will say, if such thought are acted upon.

Because Reginald know that his friends will probably laugh at him, and he will lose value before them, that is why he decided not to act on such thoughts.

Social mirror is very important, because it gives us a better understanding of how people define us. It also gives us sound mind, and a thought that is not fixed to what you want, but what should be socially acceptable.

Social mirror has helped him to make a socially acceptable decision, instead of going naked down the street