Motivated expectations of positive feedback in social interactions

People self-enhance in a variety of ways. For example, they generally expect to perform better than others, to be in control of events, and to have a brighter future. Might they also self-enhance by expecting to receive positive feedback in social interactions? Across five studies, we found that the...

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Main Authors: Hepper, Erica G. (Author), Hart, Claire M. (Author), Gregg, Aiden P. (Author), Sedikides, Constantine (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-05.
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