Mattie is a new sociology professor at the local college. during her first lecture, she noticed that some students were yawning. based on her interpretation of the students yawning, mattie has decided she is a boring teacher. this is an example of the process referred to as

This kind of process is referred to as:
“the looking glass self”  

This term was coined by Charles Horton Cooley which describes a process by which we develop an understanding of our selves through others. In this example, Mattie concluded that he is a boring teacher through the eyes of the students.