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  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Interpersonal Dynamics

Background:

  • Object relations theories highlight the role of implicit self and other representations in interpersonal functioning.
  • Understanding these implicit representations is crucial for explaining individual differences in social behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To model implicit representations of self and other within dyadic contexts.
  • To investigate the link between implicit self-importance and interpersonal functioning, specifically arrogance.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot test confirmed that in dyadic contexts, 'you' represents the self and 'me' represents the other.
  • Study 1 employed a pronoun categorization task, varying font size to assess implicit self-importance.
  • Study 2 examined individual differences by correlating implicit self-importance scores with arrogance levels.

Main Results:

  • Participants categorized 'you' faster and more accurately with larger font sizes, indicating implicit self-importance.
  • Conversely, 'me' was categorized faster and more accurately with smaller font sizes.
  • Higher levels of arrogance were associated with greater implicit self-importance.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully modeled implicit self-importance using a categorization task.
  • Implicit self-importance, as measured by this paradigm, is linked to interpersonal functioning, particularly arrogance.
  • Findings offer insights into dyadic interpersonal dynamics and the cognitive underpinnings of self-perception.