Self-Awareness & Causal Attribution [electronic resource] : A Dual Systems Theory /

Self-awareness - the ability to recognize one's existence - is one of the most important variables in psychology. Without self-awareness, people would be unable to self-reflect, recognize differences between the self and others, or compare themselves with internalized standards. Social, clinical, and personality psychologists have recognized the significance of self-awareness in human functioning, and have conducted much research on how it participates in everyday life and in psychological dysfunctions. Self-Awareness & Causal Attribution: A Dual-Systems Theory presents a new theory of how self-awareness affects thought, feeling, and action. Based on experimental social-psychological research, the authors describe how several interacting cognitive systems determine the links between self-awareness and organized activity. This theory addresses when people become self-focused, how people internalize and change personal standards, when people approach or avoid troubling situations, and the nature of self-evaluation. Special emphasis is given to causal attribution, the process of perceiving causality. Self-Awareness & Causal Attribution will be useful to social, clinical, and personality psychologists, as well as to anyone interested in how the self relates to motivation and emotion.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Duval, Thomas Shelley. author., Silvia, Paul J. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2001
Subjects:	Psychology., Psychopharmacology., Clinical psychology., Personality., Social psychology., Cognitive psychology., Clinical Psychology., Personality and Social Psychology., Cognitive Psychology.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1489-3
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