1) Our imagination of how we appear to others

2) our imagination of how we will be judged on basis of our appearance

3) we think about it, internalize or reject the judgments.

For example; if students thinks that their teacher is not capable of delivering lecture. Teacher may internalize the views of his student and might consider another line of work. May be he think about the remarks of other students he taught before and the remarks of his colleagues about his teaching, and realize that other students and colleagues have always complimented him for his teaching style. He may come to the conclusion that may be this semester students are not eager to learn and he may continue his teaching career.

As this example suggest that, our self-concept is not only based on the judgments and views of other rather it is based on how we interpret those judgments and views of others. We use our past experiences to interpret others responses.

Author; Khushdil Khan Kasi

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