Do people have inflated views of their own ability.
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Summary
An experiment tested a need-for-self-esteem notion that people inflate self-appraisals of ability, deny criticism, and overrespond to praise and suggested self-derogation by actors as a defense against possible loss of self-esteem.
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- article
- Published
- 1975-02-01
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- 36
- References
- 11
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Keywords
Computer science
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