Description
For this assignment, you will choose one or two social media platform(s) (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Snapchat, etc.). Once you have chosen, in 500-750 words, do the following:
- Describe the self-enhancement and self-verification motives for self-esteem.
- Evaluate the posts/pages you see through the lens of self-presentation.
- Discuss which motive (self-enhancement or self-verification) is most evident in the sites you viewed. Provide examples, but do not include identifying information (names, handles, gender, etc.).
- Discuss if you think these online portraits of people are accurate. Explain your position.
- Explain if the prevalence of being exposed to social factors on social media influences individual behavior and the development of the social self, include how it does or does not. Use social psychological terminology to explain your answer.
- Discuss the positive and negative aspects associated with social media sites.
Use two to three scholarly resources to support your explanations.
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Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:
MS Psychology
SOC 1.1:Describe how social factors in group and society influence individual behavior and the development of the social self.
Explanation & Answer
View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions.Here is what I have put together for you! If it needs any revisions let me know and I will be happy to help :)
Benchmark Social Self
When it comes to self-esteem there are mainly two recognized motivations for people,
these being self-enhancement and self-verification. Self-enhancement refers to the actions
that make a person feel good in themselves and about themselves. The overarching theory is
that all people strive to see themselves in a positive light and will perform actions that reflect
this want. Self-verification on the other hand speaks on the idea that people wanted to be seen
in a positive light and heard by the people around them. The theory suggests that people want
to be seen as who they are and how they view themselves to be.
The sites I chose to evaluate were Facebook and Instagram. From my observation it
seems that there is a slight difference between what is posted to the two platforms. Those
who posted on Faceboo...
