The “Common Good” Phenomenon: Why Similarities Are Positive and Differences Are Negative
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DOI: 10.1037/xge0000276
Abstract: Positive attributes are more prevalent than negative attributes in the social environment. From this basic assumption, 2 implications that have been overlooked thus far: Positive compared with negative attributes are more likely to be shared… read more here.
Keywords: common good; good phenomenon; phenomenon similarities; positive traits ... See more keywords
Disowning the Self: The Cultural Value of Modesty can Attenuate Self-Positivity
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DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1099711
Abstract: Western participants endorse a higher number of positive traits as self-descriptive, but endorse a lower number of negative traits as self-descriptive. They also respond quicker to categorize positive traits as self-descriptive, but respond slower to… read more here.
Keywords: self positivity; traits self; positive traits; self descriptive ... See more keywords