Sandy is a talented knitter with years of experience, who enjoys knitting gifts for her friends and co-workers.With their encouragement, Sandy decides to create a series of instructional knitting videos.However, once the video camera is pointed at her, she worries if her knitting is good enough and whether anyone will want to watch her videos given that there are so many other, possibly better, instructional videos available.Which of the following most accurately characterizes what Sandy is experiencing?
A) an increase in subjective self-awareness
B) an increase in objective self-awareness
C) an increase in independent view of self
D) an increase in interdependent view of self
E) an increase in self-consistency

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Sandy is experiencing an increase in objective self-awareness, which occurs when individuals become the objects of their own attention, leading them to evaluate and compare their behavior to internal standards and perceived societal expectations. In this case, Sandy becomes acutely aware of how she might be perceived by others when the camera is on her, leading to doubts about her knitting skills and the uniqueness of her instructional videos.

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