AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SELF-PRESENTATIONS AND THE INDIVIDUAL'S INTERPERSONAL AND INTRAPERSONAL PERCEPTIONS. THE EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN OF THE STUDY WAS ESSENTIALLY ONE OF INTERGROUP COMPARISON. THE SAMPLE INCLUDED 204 COLLEGE STUDENTS, FROM A VARIETY OF CLASSES AND LEVELS, WHO COMPLETED A STANDARD PERSONAL HISTORY CARD AS A REGULAR CLASS PROCEDURE. ON THE BACK OF THE CARD THEY ANSWERED THE QUESTION "WHO AM I" IN 50-100 WORDS. CONTENT ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES GROUPED PHRASES INTO THOSE WHICH PRESENTED SELF IN TERMS OF EITHER INTERNAL CHARACTERISTICS OR GROUP RELEVANT CATEGORIES. STUDENTS RECEIVED PHRASE SCORES AND THE 27 PERCENT AT EACH EXTREME BECAME THE TWO CRITERION GROUPS (54 SUBJECTS FOR EACH). EACH SUBJECT WAS GIVEN THREE STANDARD PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS--(1) MYERS-BRIGGS TYPE INDICATOR, (2) FIRO-B, AND (3) LEARY INTERPERSONAL CHECKLIST. CRITICAL RATIOS WERE COMPUTED ON THE TWO CRITERION GROUPS TO TEST SEVEN HYPOTHESES. INTERCORRELATIONAL MATRICES WERE DEVELOPED FOR MALES AND FEMALES TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG INSTRUMENTS. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DIFFERENTIATE THE TWO STYLES OF SELF-PRESENTATION. THE STYLES WERE DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECTS AND IMPLICATIONS WERE MADE FOR FURTHER RESEARCH. (JC)