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EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

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A number of social psychology theories have been proposed to explain how people maintain and adjust self-conceptions. Which theory explains the following situation? Someone with low self-esteem seeks out or encourages negative feedback.
  1. Behavioral confirmation
  2. Self-verification theory
  3. Self-enhancement theory
  4. Effort justification theory
Explanation
Answer: B - The self-verification theory posits that people are motivated to confirm self-conceptions whether they are negative or positive and will filter feedback accordingly. So someone who is depressed will ignore positive feedback and focus on negative feedback that seems to confirm their distorted self-perceptions.
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