Psy 362 Topic 2 DQ1
From your perspective, how does the material in your textbook on the topics o self-presentation
and social perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus asks: “Why do
you look at the speck of sawdust in your brothers’ eye and pay no attention to the plank in your
own eye? How can you say to your brother, let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the
time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
There is a lot of power behind this passage. My own perspective of this week’s material and the
relation between the topics on self-presentation, social perception, and the passage of Matthew I
believe is a reasonable explanation.
Why should we worry with the small way our brother’s {social perception} view is limited,
when we should really be concerned with the huge way our own {personal presentation} is
limited.
The self-presentation of this passage is our individual intentions. If our intentions are disordered,
then our social perceptions will also be disordered. As I could never presume to interpret the true
word of God, especially not the Gospel, in its entirety. However, I would like to give another
example to help explain what it is this passage is saying.
A guilty person for an example. May continuously think about their wrong doing {self-
presentation} their thoughts will begin to create ideologies for what is happening around them
{social perception}. This guilty individual is walking down the street after a long day of
dwelling on their behaviors. The guilty person may notice the expressions on other people’s
faces, looking for signs of disapproval, or may notice policeman and guards. There is nothing
speculative about this. You can verify the phenomenon yourself any day by taking a walk. What
you see reflects the intentions you have at any time.
So, say that guilty person came across another guilty person. He may be very quick to chastise
him about their wrong doing [saw dust], all while theirs is more significant [plank/beam].
Thank you,
References:
Gilovich, T, Keltner, D, Chen, S, & Nisbett, R.E. (2016) Social Psychology (4th ed.). New York
NY: W.W. Norton & Company inc.
From your perspective, how does the material in your textbook on the topics o self-presentation
and social perception relate to the passage from Matthew 7:3-5, in which Jesus asks: “Why do
you look at the speck of sawdust in your brothers’ eye and pay no attention to the plank in your
own eye? How can you say to your brother, let me take the speck out of your eyes when all the
time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye,
and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
There is a lot of power behind this passage. My own perspective of this week’s material and the
relation between the topics on self-presentation, social perception, and the passage of Matthew I
believe is a reasonable explanation.
Why should we worry with the small way our brother’s {social perception} view is limited,
when we should really be concerned with the huge way our own {personal presentation} is
limited.
The self-presentation of this passage is our individual intentions. If our intentions are disordered,
then our social perceptions will also be disordered. As I could never presume to interpret the true
word of God, especially not the Gospel, in its entirety. However, I would like to give another
example to help explain what it is this passage is saying.
A guilty person for an example. May continuously think about their wrong doing {self-
presentation} their thoughts will begin to create ideologies for what is happening around them
{social perception}. This guilty individual is walking down the street after a long day of
dwelling on their behaviors. The guilty person may notice the expressions on other people’s
faces, looking for signs of disapproval, or may notice policeman and guards. There is nothing
speculative about this. You can verify the phenomenon yourself any day by taking a walk. What
you see reflects the intentions you have at any time.
So, say that guilty person came across another guilty person. He may be very quick to chastise
him about their wrong doing [saw dust], all while theirs is more significant [plank/beam].
Thank you,
References:
Gilovich, T, Keltner, D, Chen, S, & Nisbett, R.E. (2016) Social Psychology (4th ed.). New York
NY: W.W. Norton & Company inc.
