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Self-awareness, Perspective-taking, and Egocentrism
Stefano BocaCostanza Scaffidi AbbateGuido H. E. Gendollasubject
Perspective-takingEgocentrism05 social sciencesPerspective (graphical)050109 social psychologySelf-awarene050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyFalse consensuddc:150Perspective-takingSelf-awarenessPsychology0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologySettore M-PSI/05 - Psicologia SocialeSocial psychologyGeneral Psychologydescription
AbstractThe present experiment examined the effect of self-awareness on adult perspective-taking and egocentrism. After having indicated their own opinion on an ecology-related topic, university students estimated a fellow student’s opinion on the same matter. Participants did so either in front of a mirror or not, and either after having received a cue for the fellow student’s most probable opinion—his perspective—or not, resulting in a 2 (self-awareness: Low vs. high) × 2 (cue: Yes vs. no) between persons design. As expected, self-aware participants were more likely to correctly estimate the fellow student’s most probable opinion, reflecting perspective-taking, if a cue for his/her perspective was provided. Moreover, self-awareness also reduced participants’ false consensus beliefs (i.e., egocentrism)—when they had a cue for the fellow student’s perspective. The results conceptually replicate and extend previous findings on self-awareness, perspective-taking, and egocentrism.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-28 | Self and Identity |