Question

Juan recognizes that his new girlfriend thinks he is extremely honest and kind. This is quite different from the impression that his ex-girlfriend has of him; she believes Juan to be dishonest and uncaring. Because of way these two people treat him, Juan is develops an understanding of self known as:______

Answer 1

Answer: LOOKING GLASS SELF.

Explanation: Looking glass self refers to our perception of ourselves by referring to how other sees/ perceive us.

The term looking glass self was developed by sociologist Charles Horton Cooley in 1902.

According to Cook, W. L.; Douglas, E. M. (1998), Cooley takes into account three steps when using "the looking glass self".

Step one is how one imagines one looks to other people.

Step two is how one imagines the judgment of others based on how one thinks they view them.

Step three is how one thinks of how the person views them based on their previous judgments.