Self-awareness theory

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The self-perception theory (Engl. In the original self-perception theory ) of Daryl Bem (1972) is a psychological theory that as a strategy for self-knowledge can be understood. If one is unsure about them, one's own feelings and attitudes can therefore be inferred by analyzing one's own past behavior, provided that the behavior was chosen voluntarily, i.e. was intrinsically motivated .

Accordingly, Daryl Bem's theory of self-awareness can be viewed as a self-related attribution process.

The self-awareness theory has since been confirmed by many studies.

example

You will be asked if you are a defensive or an offensive driver. Since you have never thought about it before, try to remember relevant episodes in your past that can help you answer the question.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ ER Smith, DM Mackie: Social Psychology . Psychology Press, 2nd edition 2000, ISBN 0-86377-587-X , p. 105
  2. ^ E. Aronson , TD Wilson, RM Akert: Social Psychology . Pearson study. 6th edition 2008. ISBN 978-3-8273-7359-5 , pp. 140f

literature

  • SM Andersen, LD Ross (1984). Self-knowledge and social inference I: The impact of cognitive / affective and behavioral data . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, pp. 280-293
  • SM Andersen (1984). Self-knowledge and social inference II: The diagnosticity of cognitive / affective and behavioral data . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, pp. 294-307
  • DJ Bem (1967). Self-perception: An alternative interpretation of cognitive dissonance phenomena . Psychological Review, 74, pp. 183-200
  • DJ Bem (1972). Self-perception theory . In: L. Berkowitz (ed.) Advances in experimental social psychology , 6, pp. 1-62. New York: Academic Press