ohn tells vulgar jokes with his buddies all the time and he often makes up stories about his ex life that he believes are funny. However, when John is with his mother he is the exact opposite, often critical of others who make such jokes or tell such stories around his mother. What is John's behavior an example of?

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Brock Adams

29 September, 15:10

ohn tells vulgar jokes with his buddies all the time and he often makes up stories about his ex life that he believes are funny. However, when John is with his mother he is the exact opposite, often critical of others who make such jokes or tell such stories around his mother. What is John's behavior an example of?

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Paxton Murphy · Answer 1

Impression management

Explanation:

Impression management: The term "impression management" is defined as an individual's subconscious or a conscious phenomenon that makes him or her to influence or agree the other person's perspective regarding any other individual, event, or object via controlling and regulating a piece of information in any social gathering or interaction.

Erving Goffman has introduced the term "impression management" because of an individual's desire or wants to manipulate the other person's impression.

In reference to the question, John's behavior is an example of impression management.