In what way do messages reflect and maintain our self-concept?
A) When you feel good about who you are, you tend to communicate in ways that display the positive feelings you have.
B) We easily assimilate information that is consistent with our self-concept but have to work hard not to filter out inconsistent information.
C) Messages based on our self-concept encourage others to treat us in ways that reflect how we regard ourselves.
D) all of the above

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All options are correct. When we have a positive self-concept, we tend to communicate in ways that show that positivity. We tend to assimilate information that is consistent with our self-concept and have to make an effort to consider information that contradicts it. Messages based on our self-concept encourage others to interact with us in ways that reflect how we perceive ourselves.

In What Way Do Messages Reflect and Maintain Our Self-Concept