Self-Inference Processes: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 6 (Ontario Symposia on Personality and Social Psychology)

James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna, C. Peter Herman

ISBN 10: 1138467421 / ISBN 13: 9781138467422

Published by Psychology Press 2017-08-21, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Self-Inference Processes: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 6 (Ontario Symposia on Personality and Social Psychology)
• Publisher: Psychology Press 2017-08-21
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138467421
• ISBN 13: 9781138467422
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Although self-inference processes -- the ways individuals make judgments about themselves -- have been studied in social psychology and sociology for many years, a distinct literature on this topic has not emerged due to the diversity of relevant issues. The editors of this current volume cull recent social psychological research and theory on self-inference processes and identify some of the common themes in this area of study. The specific topics covered in this volume include: ` how people infer their emotions, personality traits, and body images from relevant information factors influencing the self-concept, identity, and self-standards the impact of self-inferences on interpersonal relations conditions motivating escape from the self The book is written for researchers and graduate level students in clinical, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology.

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C. Peter Herman, James M. Olson, Mark P. Zanna