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[Effects of construct accessibility and self-schema on person memory].
1Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Letters, University of Tokyo.
Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|October 1, 1991
Summary
Individuals with strong self-schemas recall more information about others, with higher construct accessibility linked to better memory. This suggests self-perception influences how we process social information.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Social Psychology
Context:
- Investigates the interplay between internal cognitive structures and memory recall.
- Examines how individuals process and remember information about others.
Purpose:
- To explore the relationship between construct accessibility, self-schema, and person memory.
- To determine how self-perception influences the recall of behavioral descriptions.
Summary:
- 334 subjects rated traits and ranked dimensions, with weights serving as construct accessibility indices. Self-schema scores were calculated.
- Multiple regression revealed positive correlations between dimensional weights, self-schema scores, and recall performance.
- Schematics demonstrated superior recall compared to aschematics, irrespective of self-schema valence. Positive self-schema correlated with higher construct accessibility.
Impact:
- Highlights the role of self-schema in enhancing person memory and information recall.
- Suggests motivational factors like self-esteem may mediate the link between construct accessibility and self-schema.
- Provides insights into the cognitive mechanisms underlying social perception and memory.