Video-Mediated Objective Self-Awareness, Self-Perception, and Locus of Control

Abstract

Mediation of objective self-awareness by video feedback was hypothesized to elicit changes in self-perception. The effects of differences in locus of control and two feedback conditions on self-representation (categorization of free responses) were studied using a repeated-measures design. Internal and external subjects were videotaped with the monitor on (mediated) or off (non-mediated). Significant shifts in self-representations from categorical to attributive responses and from neutral (descriptive) to positive (evaluative) statements occurred for all subjects. No effects for locus of control were noted. Implications of video feedback for self-awareness and perception are discussed.