The associations of self-awareness with situations and their impact on attribution

  • Sławomir Ślaski Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
  • Zbigniew Zaborowski University of Warsaw
Keywords: self-awareness; attribution

Abstract

The self-awareness theory (CF) developed by Zaborowski makes a distinction between self-awareness content and its processing forms or modes. The content is divided into external and internal one, and can be processed in any of four self-awareness forms: individual, defensive, outer and reflective. Self-awareness operates in a dynamical way, and is functional with respect to personality and external conditions. The forms of self-awareness organize, order and integrate the self--awareness content and in doing so they influence behavior. This paper shows the relationships between the CF theory (reflective, individual, external form) and attribution.

Author Biography

Zbigniew Zaborowski, University of Warsaw

Prof. emeritus

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Published
2019-03-27
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