The secret of the invisible man. The function of the visibility of behavior in identity and change

Abstract

This article is about the many functions that the visibility of an individual's behaviour has for their identity, and for the efficiency of their processes. The analysis addresses three concerns: first, the issue of the visibility-invisibility of behaviour; second, individual and social perception of that visibility-invisibility; and lastly, the impact of that perception on identity and change.

Keywords

• Visibility of behavior
• Social perception and Identity
• The looking-glass self
• Behavioral change
• Expert empathy