doi.org/10.1521/soco.1985.3.1.94
Original paper

Self-Complexity and Affective Extremity: Don't Put All of Your Eggs in One Cognitive Basket

Patricia W. Linville
15
Social Cognition1.20
Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 94 - 120
Published: Mar 1, 1985
Abstract
This research develops and tests a model relating complexity of self-representation to affective and evaluative responses. The basic hypothesis is that the less complex a person's cognitive representation of the self, the more extreme will be the person's swings in affect and self-appraisal. Experiment 1 showed that those lower in self-complexity experienced greater swings in affect and self-appraisal following a failure or success experience....
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Title
Self-Complexity and Affective Extremity: Don't Put All of Your Eggs in One Cognitive Basket
DOI
doi.org/10.1521/soco.1985.3.1.94
Published Date
Mar 1, 1985
Journal
Social Cognition
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
94 - 120
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