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Yingcan Zheng1, Zilun Xiao2, Yong Liu2
1Developmental Psychology for Armyman, Department of Medical Psychology, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|April 25, 2022
Summary
This study reveals a hierarchy of self-representation, with the individual self prioritized over relational and collective selves during simple perception. This self-hierarchy shifts based on cognitive processing stages.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Cognitive self-representation includes individual, relational, and collective selves.
- Previous research on self-hierarchy used materials with learned associations.
- A purer understanding of self-hierarchy requires minimizing material influence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate self-hierarchy in a purer form, independent of learned material associations.
- To examine how self-hierarchy manifests during simple perceptual matching tasks.
- To explore the temporal dynamics of self-hierarchy using behavioral and neurophysiological measures.
Main Methods:
- Utilized perceptual matching tasks to assess self-hierarchy.
- Recorded behavioral data (reaction time, d prime) and event-related potentials (ERPs).
- Analyzed ERP components (N2, P2, P3, LPC) to understand neural processing stages.
Main Results:
- Individual self (IS) information was recognized faster than relational (RS) and collective selves (CS).
- Early processing (P2 amplitude) showed equal processing for all three selves (IS = RS = CS).
- Late processing revealed a hierarchy: IS > RS > CS, with CS showing weaker advantages.
Conclusions:
- Self-hierarchy is stage-dependent during simple perception, varying from equal processing to a distinct hierarchy.
- Findings suggest that self-representation is adaptable and operates across multiple processing levels, potentially linked to self-survival.
- Neutral actions can be tagged to different selves, supporting a multi-level self-attunement.
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