UID:
edocfu_9959229984702883
Format:
1 online resource (306 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-281-13564-X
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9786611135645
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0-203-94325-2
Series Statement:
Studies in self and identity series
Content:
The volume begins with a historical overview of the self in social judgment and outlines the major issues. Subsequent chapters, all written by leading experts in their respective areas, identify and elaborate four major themes regarding the self in social judgment:· the role of the self as an information source for evaluating others, or what has been called 'social projection'· the assumption of personal superiority as reflected in the pervasive tendency for people to view their characteristics more favorably than those of others· the role of the self as a comparison standard f
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front cover; Contents; Contributors; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. Self as Source and Constraint of Social Knowledge; PART I: SOCIAL PROJECTION; Chapter 2. Social Projection and the Psychology of Choice; Chapter 3. Cross-Situational Projection; PART II: SELF-ENHANCEMENT; Chapter 4. Shallow Thoughts About the Self: The Automatic Components of Self-Assessment; Chapter 5. The Better-Than-Average Effect; PART III: SELF AND OTHERS COMPARED; Chapter 6. The Knife That Cuts Both Ways: Comparison Processes in Social Perception; Chapter 7. A Feature-Based Model of Self-Other Comparisons
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Chapter 8. Self-Other Asymmetries in Behavior Explanations: Myth and RealityPART IV: INTEGRATED APPROACHES; Chapter 9. Judging for Two: Some Connectionist Proposals for How the Self Informs and Constrains Social Judgement; Chapter 10. A Heirarchy Within: On the Motivational and Emotional Primacy of the Individual Self; Chapter 11. The Ingroup as Part of the Self: Reconsidering the Link Between Social Categorization, Ingroup Favoritism, and the Self-Concept; Chapter 12. The Self in Social Perception: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Author Index; Subject Index; Back cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84169-418-5
Language:
English
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