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October 8, 1998 Self-monitoring: SP 3 Self-Monitoring Self-monitoring is how a person maintains their appearance. Self-monitoring is the image a person creates for himself and the difference in their public and private identities. Most people fall under one of two levels of self-monitoring: high and low self-monitoring. Mark Snyder is a professor of the Psychology department at the University of Minnesota where he conducted research on the two different levels. High self-monitors and low self-monitors have different ideas …

…self that cannot be wavered by anothers belief. My different levels of self-monitoring reflect the situation I am in. Self-monitoring is essential for every person. Whether one feels he is a high self-monitor, low self-monitor, or cannot decide on his level, he must accept his ideas and beliefs. No one should sacrifice how they feel to fit into a certain crowd. It is our different levels of self-monitoring that causes our culture to be unique.