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Self-attention and the egocentric assumption of shared perspectives

Fenigstein, Allan, Abrams, Dominic (1993) Self-attention and the egocentric assumption of shared perspectives. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 29 (4). pp. 287-303. ISSN 0022-1031. (doi:10.1006/jesp.1993.1013) (KAR id:22088)

Abstract

Five studies looked at the relationship between self-directed attention and the egocentric assumption that others think in the same way as the self. In each study, subjects were asked to make two different judgments, one based on their own reasoning and another indicating what they thought others would think. Self-attention was examined both as an experimental manipulation and as a dispositional variable. Each study found that as self-focus or public self-consciousness increased, so did the assumption of shared perspectives. Discussion focused on the relationship between self-focused attention and self-centered thought.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1006/jesp.1993.1013
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: M. Nasiriavanaki
Date Deposited: 09 Aug 2009 18:32 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:00 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22088 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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