Self-directed attention, awareness of bodily states, and suggestibility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203836 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael F Scheier (0000-0003-1005-3598, Carnegie Mellon University, corresponding author), Charles S Carver (0000-0002-3688-8545), Frederick X Gibbons (0000-0003-1205-1481) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1576-1588 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.37.9.1576 |
| PMID | 501522 |
| OpenAlex | W2023682095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 12 |
Two studies tested the hypothesis that self-directed attention would cause increased awareness of internal states and would thus reduce suggestibility effects. Experiment 1 applied this reasoning to the experience of an emotion. Males viewed moderately arousing slides of female nudes after being led to expect the slides to be either highly arousing or nonarousing. As predicted, ratings of the slides corresponded less with these experimentally-manipulated anticipations when self-focus was heightened by the presence of a mirror than when it was not. Experiment 2 examined a different internal experience: the perception of taste. Some subjects were led to expect a strong flavor as part of a test series, and other subjects were led to expect a weak flavor. Subjects high in private self-consciousness were less affected by this expectancy manipulation and more accurate in reporting their actual internal state than were subjects low in private self-consciousness. Discussion centers on the theoretical implications of the findings.
Cognitive psychology · Consciousness · Developmental psychology · Expectancy theory · Perception · Suggestibility · Action Observation and Synchronization · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 42 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 1979 - 2026 (48) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |