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Temporal differences in trait self-ascription: When the self is seen as an other.
Abstract
Seven studies exploring people's tendency to make observer-like attributions about their past and future selves are presented. Studies 1 and 2 showed temporal differences in trait assessments that paralleled the classic actor-observer difference. Study 3 provided evidence against a motivational account of these differences. Studies 4-7 explored underlying mechanisms involving differences in the focus of attention of the sort linked to the classic actor-observer difference. In Study 4, people perceived past and future selves from a more observer-like perspective than present selves. In Studies 5 and 6, manipulating attention to internal states (vs. observable behavior) of past and future selves led people to ascribe fewer traits to those selves. Study 7 showed an inverse relationship for past and present selves between observer-like visual focus and salience of internal information.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pronin, E., & Ross, L.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 2006
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 197-209
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2084339525
- Cited by
- 294
- References
- 52
- FWCI
- 9.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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