Handbook of self-enhancement and self-protection [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Mark D. Alicke, Constantine Sedikides

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Guilford Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (544 p.)
• Disciplina: 155.2
• Soggetto topico: Self-perception; Self-protective behavior; Self psychology
• Altri autori: AlickeMark D SedikidesConstantine
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Matter; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; Chapter 18; Chapter 19; Chapter 20; Chapter 21; Chapter 22; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first major volume dedicated to the processes by which people exaggerate their virtues, deemphasize their shortcomings, or protect themselves against threatening feedback. Leading investigators present cutting-edge work on the key role of self-enhancing and self-protective motives in social perception, cognition, judgment, and behavior. Compelling topics include the psychological benefits and risks of self-enhancement and self-protection; personality traits and contextual factors that make certain individuals more likely to hold distorted views of the self; innovative
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of self-enhancement and self-protection
• ISBN: 1-60918-003-8; 1-282-90678-X; 9786612906787; 1-60918-004-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818515203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II