A pre-existing self-referential anchor is not necessary for self-prioritisation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103362
Abstract: Self-prioritisation effect (SPE) has consistently occurred in perceptual matching tasks in which neutral stimuli are paired with familiar labels representing different identities (e.g., triangle-Self, square-Friend). Participants are faster and more accurate at judging self-related shape-label… read more here.
Keywords: pre existing; existing self; self prioritisation; self referential ... See more keywords