Motivated self-perception and perceived ease in recall of autobiographical memories
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15411784 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rasyid Bo Sanitioso (0000-0001-7949-408X, Université Paris Cité, corresponding author), Paula M Niedenthal (0000-0003-0471-5508, Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale et Cognitive) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 73-84 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Self and Identity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1529-8868 • E-ISSN: 1529-8876 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15298860500386848 |
| OpenAlex | W2022321479 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
The present study examines motivational influence on the perceived ease with which autobiographical memories are recalled, and the role perceived ease plays in momentary self-perception as characterized by inferences of success-promoting attributes (Kunda & Sanitioso, 1989 Kunda, Z., and Sanitioso, R., 1989. Motivated changes in the self-concept, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 25 (1989), pp. 272–285.[Crossref], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]). Participants were first induced to believe that introversion is conducive of success or of failure in one's university studies and beyond. Next, in a supposed separate experiment, they recalled five past behaviors they considered to be related to introversion. Introversion-success participants, presumably motivated to see themselves as introverted, perceived the recall task as easier than did introversion-failure participants. Perceived ease, in turn, mediated self-perception as characterized by the success-promoting trait inferences: introversion-success participants rated themselves as more introverted compared to introversion-failure participants. The present findings extend past research emphasizing the biased content in the recall of autobiographical memories (Sanitioso, Kunda, & Fong, 1990 Sanitioso, R., Kunda, Z., and Fong, G. T., 1990. Motivated recruitment of autobiographical memories, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 59 (1990), pp. 229–241.[Crossref], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) to the subjective experience associated with the recall itself, to realize a desired self-perception
Autobiographical memory · Big Five personality traits · Cognitive psychology · Extraversion and introversion · Perception · Personality · Recall · Trait · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2015 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |