Participants high (vs. low) in desire for positive evaluation exhibit an enhanced preference for positive feedback, mainly when their self-perception is positive¶

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q3 i? Participants high (vs. low) on the desire for positive evaluation exhibited an enhanced preference for positive feedback. → Szumowska 2023 q3 i? This enhanced preference was mainly true for participants with positive self-perception in the social domain. → Szumowska 2023

Evidence¶

Szumowska 2023¶

Szumowska, Ewa; Szwed, Paulina; Wójcik, Natalia; Kruglanski, Arie W. (2023). The interplay of positivity and self-verification strivings : feedback preference under increased desire for self-enhancement. Learning and Instruction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2022.101715

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Laboratory study in which participants' self-perception in the social domain was measured beforehand and they were presented with "two evaluations of their social abilities: one positive, one negative". The study reported an enhanced preference for positive feedback among participants high on desire for positive evaluation, mainly among those with positive self-perception.

"Study 1 showed that participants high (vs. low) on the desire for positive evaluation exhibited an enhanced preference for positive feedback. This was mainly true for participants with positive self-perception."

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