1) The sense of forcefulness that comes from believing in your capability to handle a situation. 2) I agree with bateleur here. It comes from the reinforcement of belief by empirical results. 3) Complete confidence is contingent on a believe that one possesses the capacity to adequately deal with any outcome. This being the case then only a perfect being would justifiably have complete confidence. However one could be un-justifiably confident- hence I'd allow that someone who was seriously delusional could also possess such a quality. 4) Well it depends on how good an actor they are for one thing. Generally one can test confidence by raising the stakes of a situation and seeing whether they'll back down; ideally you offer them an out so that they don't lose face in doing so. Pride can easily force someone to keep bluffing. 5) Depends on what my relationship to them is. If they're a friend then I'll want them to be more confident in life- it's a good feeling after all. If they're someone I need to rely on, then obviously their lack of confidence is concerning since they may well have a more accurate assessment of the situation than I do. If they're someone in conflict with me then its an opening to be exploited. 6) A confident person is simply one who is generally confident in life. There will occasionally be situations that realistically they won't be able to feel confident in approaching, but these will be exceptions rather than the norm. 7) Acting confident is a social gambit to attempt to assume the perks available to the genuinely confident. Actual confidence isn't a gambit, it's a state of mind.
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Date: 2007-06-14 09:42 am (UTC)2) I agree with bateleur here. It comes from the reinforcement of belief by empirical results.
3) Complete confidence is contingent on a believe that one possesses the capacity to adequately deal with any outcome. This being the case then only a perfect being would justifiably have complete confidence. However one could be un-justifiably confident- hence I'd allow that someone who was seriously delusional could also possess such a quality.
4) Well it depends on how good an actor they are for one thing. Generally one can test confidence by raising the stakes of a situation and seeing whether they'll back down; ideally you offer them an out so that they don't lose face in doing so. Pride can easily force someone to keep bluffing.
5) Depends on what my relationship to them is. If they're a friend then I'll want them to be more confident in life- it's a good feeling after all. If they're someone I need to rely on, then obviously their lack of confidence is concerning since they may well have a more accurate assessment of the situation than I do. If they're someone in conflict with me then its an opening to be exploited.
6) A confident person is simply one who is generally confident in life. There will occasionally be situations that realistically they won't be able to feel confident in approaching, but these will be exceptions rather than the norm.
7) Acting confident is a social gambit to attempt to assume the perks available to the genuinely confident. Actual confidence isn't a gambit, it's a state of mind.