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Silver, Starr E.; Schlenker, Barry R. – 1981
Research has found that individuals present themselves in a self-enhancing fashion when audiences lack information that could contradict their claims. To examine reactions to evaluations and the potential interplay between the valence of the evaluation, the public versus private nature of the response, and the audience to whom a public response is…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Interpersonal Relationship, Maturity (Individuals), Negative Reinforcement