User:JamesDC
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I am currently in the third year of an undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Southampton. I am part of the Self and Identity Task Force (a sub-project of WikiProject Psychology and am currently developing an article on Raison oblige theory.
The following is a copy of my wikipedia contributions;
- Raison oblige article
- Section on cultural differences in illusory superiority
- Introduction to Implicit self esteem
EXCEPTIONS;
- The section on relationships: contributed by Sophi. M
- The section on Depression: research example and description contributed by Tim. S
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ARTICLE
Raison Oblige Theory offers an alternate explanation of exhibited behaviors widely accepted to be caused by the motive of self-verification (SVT)(William Swann, 1983)[1]. The theory addresses instances of apparent self-view confirmation strivings and details an economical description of why these behaviors occur. Focusing on the importance of the self-view and rational thought, (see self esteem; self concept; self knowledge) Raison oblige theory (ROT) accounts for the evidence supporting SVT including the well documented seemingly maladaptive self-verifying behaviors.
- SVT states that a person is actively motivated to confirm their existing self view regardless of the objective accuracy or valence of that view. In other words a person wants to confirm their currently held self views above and beyond wanting this information to be accurate or positive[2]. (see self verification for details).
- ROT challenges the existence of a motive and offers a plausible explanation which can account for all instances of self-verifying behaviors[3].
- The fundamentals of ROT are that people are obliged by reason to accept information that is congruent with their currently held self views and reject information that is not. The theory challenges a self-verification motive, stating that people do not want to self-verify, they simply convey, through behaviour, cognitions that accurately and honestly reflect their own self views.
ROT was developed by Aiden. P. Gregg (2006).