Self concept and collective control

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Here are CSGnet threads from 1997-1998 discussing the Roberts et al. work on ‘testing self as a control system’.

Here is Testing Self as Control System

Testing the Self As A Control System:               Theoretical and Methodological Issues      Robertson, R. J., Goldstein, D. M., Mermel, Musgrave, M. (n.1)        Interest in the nature of the self has recently rekindled. Epstein (1973) proposed that the self is a theory the organism formulates about its own nature to enable it to make decisions for action. Rogers, Rogers, and Kuiper (1979) viewed the self as a "cognitive prototype". Hull and Levy (1977) considered it to have an organ…

Here is Testing the Self as a Control System Draft Version

[From Dick Robertson] (980313.0639CST) Following Martin Taylor's suggestion I am posting a draft version of the Self research study for those who wanted a pre-publication look at it.               Testing the Self As A Control System:               Theoretical and Methodological Issues       **Draft Version, Not Available for Comment or Citation**      Robertson, R. J., Goldstein, D. M., Mermel, Musgrave, M. (n.1)        Interest in the nature of the self has recently rekindled. Epstei…

Testing "Self"

[From Rick Marken (980315.1650)] Re: The Robertson, Goldstein, Mermel, & Musgrave paper on testing the self as a control system, Jeff Vancouver (980313.1500 EST) says "I cannot believe Rick would like such a design". At least one other person has expressed private dismay at my approbation for the paper so I thought I would explain what I liked (and think could be improved) about the Robertson et al research. Unquestionably, the best part of the paper is the wonderful comment made in the…

Hierlevels

[From Dick Robertson] 980315.2143CST [From Rick Marken (980313.1000)] Thanks for the paper, Dick. It's extremely well written and _very_ interesting. I highly recommend it... first step in showing how The Test can be used to study these "high level" controlled perceptions. Just superb! Thanks, Rick. Acknowledgement is a warm fuzzy [from Jeff Vancouver 980313.1500 EST] I read the Robertson, Goldstein, Mermel, & Musgrave paper on testing the self as a control system.... they might …

self-concept

[from Jeff Vancouver 980313.1500 EST] I read the Robertson, Goldstein, Mermel, & Musgrave paper on testing the self as a control system. It says at the top that it is not available for comment, so I guess I cannot comment directly. However, they might find Steel, C.M. (1988) The psychology of self-affitmation: Sustaining the integrity of the self. _Advances in Experimental Social Psychology_ 21, 261-302. to be a good read. He removed the confound of the object of the discrepancy from…