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The self in social judgment / edited by Mark D. Alicke, David A. Dunning, Joachim I. Krueger.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in self and identity series.
- Studies in self and identity series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social perception.
- Self-perception.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Psychology Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- 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
- 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 Hierarchy Within: On the Motivational and Emotional Primacy of the Individual Self; Chapter 11. The In group as Part of the Self: Reconsidering the Link Between Social Categorization, In group Favoritism, and the Self-Concept; Chapter 12. The Self in Social Perception: Looking Back, Looking Ahead; Author Index; Subject Index; Back cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-13564-X
- 9786611135645
- 0-203-94325-2
- 9780203943250
- OCLC:
- 476061396
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