Date of Award
5-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Program
Psychology
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Julian P. Keenan
Committee Member
Yoav Arieh
Committee Member
Kate Nooner
Abstract
When partaking in self-evaluation, individuals tend to engage self-enhancement, rating themselves higher than would be objectively called for. This work reviews the relevant literature on what self-enhancement bias is and when we engage in it. Further, it explores the controversies over the universality of self-enhancement with some contending that East Asians do not engage in self-enhancement and others proclaiming it to be a universal trait. Lastly, the adaptiveness both socially and psychologically of selfenhancement is examined.
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Recommended Citation
Jordan, Kelly Anne, "Self-Enhancement Bias : A Literature Review" (2012). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 890.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/890