Terror management theory (TMT; J. Greenberg, T. Pyszczynski, & S. Solomon, 1986) posits
that people are motivated to pursue positive self-evaluations because self-esteem provides …

Do causal attributions serve the need to protect and/or enhance self‐esteem? In a recent
review, Miller and Ross (1975) proposed that there is evidence for self‐serving effect in the …

" Seek simplicity and distrust it." Alfred North Whitehead" It will become all too clear that an
ability to see patterns in behavior, an ability that some might feel proud of, can lead more …

Weiner introduces--and offers his own motivation for producing--this most impressive work
with the following: There are two distinct approaches to the study of motivation. One …

Although acquiring information can provide numerous benefits, people often opt to remain
ignorant. We define information avoidance as any behavior designed to prevent or delay the …

Three studies were conducted to assess the proposition that self-esteem serves an anxiety-
buffering function. In Study 1, it was hypothesized that raising self-esteem would reduce …

Ten years of research on the false-consensus effect (Ross, Greene, & House, 1977) and
related biases in social perception (eg, assumed similarity and overestimation of consensus) …

Recent theory and research are reviewed regarding self-related motives (self-enhancement,
self-verification, and self-expansion) and self-conscious emotions (guilt, shame, pride, social …

Examines the empirical evidence related to the notion of self-serving biases in causal
attributions. DT Miller and M. Ross's (see record 1975-21041-001) reinterpretations of data …

Studies that examine causal attributions for acts by ingroup and outgroup members are
reviewed. The tendency for attributions to favour ingroup over outgroup members is found in …