Egocentrism, Event Frequency, and Comparative Optimism : When What Happens Frequently is "More Likely to Happen to Me"  

Oleh:

Windschitl, Paul D. ; Suls, Jerry ; Chambers, John R.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 29 no. 11 (2003), page 1343-1356.
Topik: egocentrism; egocentrism; unrealistic optimism; comparative optimism; comparative likelihood; judgement; event frequency
Fulltext: 1343PSPB2911.pdf (140.58KB)

Ketersediaan

Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: PP45.16 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

Lihat Detail Induk

Isi artikel

Three studies investigated the role of nonmotivated egocentric processes in comparative optimism (and pessimism). According to an egocentric - processes account, when people judge their com-parative likelihood of experiencing an event (e. g., "Compared to the average person, how likely are you to become wealthy ?"), they consider their own chances of experiencing the event more so than the referent's chances. This should produce higher comparative estimates when an event's absolute frequency is high rather than low - a prediction supported in Study 1, which manipulated event frequency through a novel, time frame manipulation. Study 2 empirically distinguished egocentrism from a related focalism account. In Study 3, comparative estimates were related to the perceived frequency of events, independent of the events' perceived desirability and controllability. Path analyses provided additional support for egocentrism, and systematic cases of comparative pessimism were observed as predicted by the egocentric - processes account.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali