Relation between self-knowledge reference and self-monitoring of emotional state

Authors: NAKAO, TAKASHI; MIYATANI, MAKOTO

Source: Japanese Psychological Research, Volume 49, Number 3, September 2007 , pp. 203-210(8)

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Abstract:

We used a task facilitation paradigm to examine whether self-knowledge reference and self-monitoring have a functional relationship. Eighteen participants performed a series of tasks: self-knowledge reference, evaluation, self-monitoring, and semantic. Responses on the self-knowledge reference task were faster when the previous task was self-monitoring rather than semantic. However, responses on the self-monitoring task were similar regardless of whether it was preceded by the self-knowledge reference task or the evaluation task. Our results suggest that self-monitoring induces self-knowledge reference.

Keywords: self-knowledge reference; self-monitoring; task facilitation paradigm; emotion; self-reference effect

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5884.2007.00347.x

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, Hiroshima University, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8524, Japan

Publication date: 2007-09-01