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Abstract
People construct self-representation beyond the experiential self and the self-concept can expand to interpersonal as well as intrapersonal dimensions. The cognitive ability to project oneself onto expanded selves in different time points and places plays a crucial role in planning and decision-making situations. However, no research to date has shown evidence explaining the early mechanism of how processing the experiential self-information differs from processing the expanded self-information across temporal, social, spatial, and probability domains. We report novel effects showing a systematic information prioritization toward the experiential selves (i.e., the self that is now, here, and with highest certainty) compared to the expanded selves (i.e., the self that is in the future, at a distant location, and with lower certainty; Experiments 1a, 2, and 3). Implicit prioritization biases lasted over time (Experiment 1b; i.e., 4 months) indicating a trait-like more than a state-like measure of individual differences. Different biases, however, did not consistently correlate with each other (Experiments 1a to 3) suggesting separate underlying mechanisms. We discuss potential links to the basic structure of self-representation and individual differences for implications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1615-1630 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2021 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501006 Experimental psychology
Keywords
- ADJUSTMENT
- BRAIN
- CORTEX
- FUTURE
- MEMORY
- MODEL
- PROJECTION
- SALIENT SELF
- Self-representation
- expanded self
- implicit bias
- individual differences
- information prioritization
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- 1 Poster presentation
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Immediate Self-Information is Prioritized over Expanded Self-Information
Hyunji Kim (Speaker) & Arnd Florack (Contributor)
26 May 2021 → 27 May 2021Activity: Talks and presentations › Poster presentation › Science to Science