Name: Diether O.

Simangca Section: F-1 Date: September 29, 2022

Psych 109: Social Psychology

Topic 2. The Self in a Social World Activity
Me in a Nutshell
Finding hidden gems in yourself and others

Activity: Johari Window Worksheet

Finding the hidden gems

For many of us, the words “blind spot” bring to mind a list of weaknesses of which
we are unaware - the “cream cheese” on our faces to which we are oblivious. While
blindspots can be considered weaknesses, we also have unknown strengths. These
strengths are like gems that are hidden from view. This group activity helps you find
these strengths accessing the Johari Window through the lens of Social Psychology.

A quick recap
The Johari Window is a self-awareness model that represents information about a
person such as – their strengths and vulnerabilities, or their thoughts and feelings –
in relation to themselves and others, from four perspectives:
- Open area: known to yourself and to others
- Blind area: others know about you but you are not aware of
- Hidden area: know about yourself but which are unknown to others
- Unknown area: unknown to you and to others

Grow your open area

This self-awareness model is dynamic and changes as you provide more information
to others, and they give you feedback. You increase what you know about yourself
by inviting feedback from others. And you increase what they know about you by
sharing information about yourself.
The Window:

SELF KNOWLEDGE OTHER’S KNOWLEDGE OF

YOU

OPEN AREA BLIND AREA

Known to self and to others Known to others but not self
Witty
Extroverted Mature
Helpful Independent
Energetic Confident
Cheerful Self-conscious
Friendly Adaptable
Organized
Observant
Caring

Sensible Calm
Wise Quiet
Idealistic Modest
Bold Ingenious
Clever Proud
Sentimental

Known to self but not others Unknown to self and others

HIDDEN AREA UNKNOWN AREA
 To identify what should go in each window pane, you will first need to pick from a list of
adjectives and tick the traits you believe you hold but do not limit yourself to the following
adjectives. Try to be as honest as possible!
Then group yourselves into 5 and ask your groupmates to pick from that same list and
tick all the traits they think you have. You may use the list below to tick all your perceived traits:

Witty Accepting Extroverted Friendly Mature Self-assertive

Self-conscious Adaptable Giving Nervous Sensible Bold
Observant Organized Brave Shy Helpful Calm
Patient Independent Silly Powerful Caring Smart
Proud Spontaneous Clever Intelligent Quiet Sympathetic
Tense Confident Kind Trustworthy Dependable Warm
Modest Energetic Idealistic Introverted Logical Cheerful
Reflective Sentimental Nice Knowledgeable Wise Ingenious

Next, compare lists and fill in the window.

 Adjectives you and your group members chose to describe you can be written in your
‘Open’ window. These are traits that you and your group members recognize and are
easily identifiable to you.
 Adjectives which you identified about yourself but your group members did not, can go
within your ‘Hidden’ window. These are things which may not be immediately obvious
to other people, but you know about yourself. If you are knowingly trying to hide these
traits, try to open up a conversation about why that might be – remember that all
personality types, introverts and extroverts, are valuable. If there are traits you’d like
people to know about, you should aim to showcase these.
 Adjectives which your group members identified but you did not go within the ‘Blind
Spot’ window. These are traits that you may not know you have, so seeking feedback on
these is crucial for your self-awareness.
 All other adjectives can be written in the ‘Unknown’ window. If these are traits you
seek, think about how the different ways you could develop them.

Uncovering your blind spots is crucial to uncovering hidden talents and areas where you could
be focusing your energy. Ideally, your ‘Open’ window should be as large as possible to reflect
your own self-awareness and how you showcase yourself to others. This can be done through
reflection, feedback and self-discovery.