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I Think, Therefore I Change: Reflection Leads to Self-Concept Change After Discrepant Feedback

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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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Abstract

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 52, Issue 7, Page 2133-2146, July 2026.
Why do people change their self-perceptions (i.e., self-concept) after receiving external, self-discrepant information? While recent theorizing posits that reflection is a prerequisite for such change, empirical evidence supporting this is sparse. Here, ...