At school, I try to beat a hard working, smart student. At my living unit, I am the funny, guitar playing kid who listens to loud music. This form of Symbolic Interactions is mostly an extended version of the first theory. Hoffman says that we give off expressions whether we want to or not. Consequently, a status level is always in affect when there is interaction between two people.
People act differently in different contexts.
This theory relates to me in that when I walk by a coach or professor, I relate to them in that text. But when I talk to a friend about either of these kinds of people, I'll usually just use their last name. Interpersonal Deception Theory Buller and Burgoon Interpersonal Deception Theory says that people deceive with strategic intent, which has to have metal effort. What one person says is dependent on what the other person says. We, as humans, assume people are telling us the truth, which makes lying, or deception easier get out of trouble.