A cost of pretending

被引：4

作者：

Hussain, MS ^{[1
]}

Langer, E ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT | 2003年 / 10卷 / 04期

关键词：

self-presentation; pretending; social pretense; self-esteem; mindfulness;

D O I：

10.1023/A:1026063611951

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Two experiments were conducted to assess the effect of pretending on the pretenders' self-esteem. People use social pretenses to avoid criticism and receive praise to maintain and augment this self-esteem. Nevertheless, there is a hidden opportunity cost of pretending. Participants were led ( or not) to pretend that they possessed knowledge they did not have (i.e., made-up words), and did or did not receive praise for being knowledgeable. Pretending blunts the effects of praise. Praise raised control participants' self-esteem more than it did that of pretenders.

引用

页码：261 / 270

页数：10

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