Following one's true self and the sacredness of cultural values
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2018.01.001
Abstract: Abstract People seem to share a widespread lay belief that true selves are morally good entities. This lay belief has downstream consequences for a variety of domains such as person perception and perceived self-knowledge. The… read more here.
Keywords: self sacredness; following one; true self; cultural values ... See more keywords
Feeling certain: Gut choice, the true self, and attitude certainty.
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0000490
Abstract: Decisions need not always be deliberative. Instead, people confronting choices can recruit their gut feelings, processing information about choice options in accordance with how they feel about options rather than what they think about them.… read more here.
Keywords: true self; attitude certainty; choice; self attitude ... See more keywords
Revisiting the link between true-self and morality: Replication and extension Registered Report of Newman, Bloom, and Knobe (2014) Studies 1 and 2
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.250908
Abstract: Newman et al. 2014 Value judgments and the true self. Personal. Soc. Psychol. Bull. 40, 203–216. (doi:10.1177/0146167213508791) demonstrated that behaviours that are more aligned with moral values are perceived as more strongly reflecting a person’s… read more here.
Keywords: replication; registered report; true self; self ... See more keywords
Consistent Belief in a Good True Self in Misanthropes and Three Interdependent Cultures.
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DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12505
Abstract: People sometimes explain behavior by appealing to an essentialist concept of the self, often referred to as the true self. Existing studies suggest that people tend to believe that the true self is morally virtuous;… read more here.
Keywords: true self; self misanthropes; good true; consistent belief ... See more keywords
Notes on the Analytic True Self for Another
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DOI: 10.1177/00030651251378158
Abstract: This personal essay explores the core of the author’s analytic way of being and relating. This fundamental place he calls the “analytic true self for another,” an aspirational engagement that embodies two ethical intentions: being… read more here.
Keywords: analyst; self another; true self; notes analytic ... See more keywords
A window to the true self: The importance of I-sharing in romantic relationships
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DOI: 10.1177/0265407518769435
Abstract: This article examines the importance of I-sharing within romantic relationships. Results from four independent samples indicate that perceived frequency of I-sharing with one’s romantic partner predicts relationship satisfaction and that this relationship is potentially mediated… read more here.
Keywords: relationships window; true self; romantic relationships; importance sharing ... See more keywords
The True Self. Critique, Nature, and Method
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02250
Abstract: The history of philosophy gives us many different accounts of a true self, connecting it to the essence of what a person is, the notion of conscience, and the ideal human being. Some proponents of… read more here.
Keywords: true self; method; nature; self ... See more keywords