A simple example would be how it is ingrained in all our brains to simply answer “Well, what about you?” every time we are asked “Hey! How are you?". This is so ingrained in our brains because it is a simple form of impression management. Modern society teaches us to be normal, everything that is not "normal" is considered strange. An example of this externalized behavior would be how it was popular in the late 1900s for children to ridicule other children with glasses. Of course there is nothing wrong with requiring corrective lenses, but because it was outside the social norm, it was commonplace to consider those kids “weird.” For this reason we have developed effective tools such as impression management to always present ourselves as "normal". Our textbook defines impression management as “the communication strategies that people use to influence how others see them” (Adler, Rosenfeld & Proctor, 80). These have integrated into our society with such force that many people are dismayed by the “falseness” that can be associated with impression management. A common example of impression management would be dressing appropriately for work to communicate the message that you are a professional and should be treated as such. However, the same person may wear workout clothes on the trip to the gym to be seen