This description explores the psychological aspects of how we perceive ourselves. It examines the ways in which our self-perception is shaped by our thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and how it influences our behavior and relationships. It also looks at the impact of external factors, such as social media,
Self-perception theory (SPT) is an account of attitude formation developed by psychologist Daryl Bem. It asserts that people develop their attitudes by observing their own behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused it. The theory is counterintuitive in nature, as the conventional wisdom is that attitudes determine behaviors. Furthermore, the theory suggests that people induce attitudes without accessing internal cognition and mood states. The person interprets their own overt behaviors rationally in the same way they attempt to explain others' behaviors.