Conversational relevance in the presentation of the self

• Authors: Norenzayan A. , Schwarz R.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Does the presentation of the self depend on participants' inferences about the researcher's interests? Participants were asked to complete 'I am...' statements while the researcher's affiliation was manipulated. As expected, participants were more likely to report social aspects of the self (e.g., ethnic identity, party affiliation) when the study was allegedly conducted by the Institute of Political Research than when it was conducted by the Institute of Psychological Research. Thus, participants focused on aspects of the self that they could consider most relevant to the researcher's interest. Theoretical and methodological implications are discussed.

Keywords

EN

SELF; SELF-CONCEPT; SELF-PRESENTATION

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 51-54
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Norenzayan A.

author

Schwarz R.

• A. Norenzayan, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

06PLAAAA01773823