Motives That Guide Our Search For Self-Knowledge
People have goals that lead them to seek, notice, and interpret information about themselves. These goals begin the quest for self-knowledge. There are three primary motives that lead us in the search for self-knowledge:
- Self-Enhancement
- Accuracy
- Consistency
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