Unsolved problems for self-awareness theory: A reply to Wicklund

Wicklund's reply to our paper contains five major critical points, each of which is countered here. It is concluded (1) that Wicklund misinterprets drive theory, and (2) that his elucidation of the distinction between drive theory and self-awareness theory makes it clearer than before that our...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental social psychology 1975, Vol.11 (1), p.82-85
Hauptverfasser: Liebling, Barry A., Seiler, Marilyn, Shaver, Phillip
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Wicklund's reply to our paper contains five major critical points, each of which is countered here. It is concluded (1) that Wicklund misinterprets drive theory, and (2) that his elucidation of the distinction between drive theory and self-awareness theory makes it clearer than before that our experiment does not support self-awareness theory as presently formulated. Questions remain which require further research.
ISSN:0022-1031
1096-0465
DOI:10.1016/S0022-1031(75)80012-6