A typical outcome of the looking-glass self is:

• A. Self-feelings based on imagined judgments being positive or negative
• B. Self-efficacy independent of social feedback
• C. Unchanging self-esteem
• D. Self-image determined by genetics

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that our sense of self grows from how we think others view us. In the looking-glass self, we imagine the judgments others might make about our appearance and behavior, and those imagined appraisals shape our self-feelings. If we think others see us positively, we feel pride, confidence, or satisfaction; if we imagine negative judgments, we feel shame or embarrassment. This is why the typical outcome is self-feelings based on imagined judgments being positive or negative.

Other options miss the social-feedback loop. Self-efficacy independent of social feedback is about believing in one's abilities without reference to how others view us, not about the imagined judgments shaping self-feelings. Self-esteem that never changes ignores how these imagined appraisals can shift with different social contexts. Self-image determined by genetics would place the source of self-concept outside social interaction, which contradicts the idea that we build the self through perceived responses of others.