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Discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-concepts: Consequences for information processing.

Pablo Briñol1, Richard E Petty, S Christian Wheeler

  • 1Department of Social Psychology and Methodology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|July 13, 2006
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Individuals with conflicting explicit and implicit self-conceptions process more information related to that discrepancy. This occurs even without conscious awareness, suggesting a motivation to reduce self-concept inconsistencies.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Individuals often elaborate on information to resolve discrepancies in explicit beliefs.
  • Unconscious discrepancies between explicit and implicit self-conceptions may also drive information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if individuals process discrepancy-related information when explicit and implicit self-conceptions differ.
  • To explore the motivation behind processing information related to self-concept inconsistencies.

Main Methods:

  • Four studies assessed self-dimensions using both explicit and implicit measures.
  • Participants' engagement with discrepancy-related information was observed across various self-dimensions.

Main Results:

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  • Increased discrepancy between explicit and implicit self-measures correlated with greater elaboration of related information.
  • This effect was observed regardless of the discrepancy's direction.

Conclusions:

  • Individuals are motivated to process information related to self-concept discrepancies, even if unaware.
  • Information examination may serve to minimize implicit doubt arising from explicit-implicit self-inconsistencies.