Koshi R
Sanyo Gakuen University, Okayama, Japan.
Shinrigaku Kenkyu. 1996 Apr;67(1):42-9. doi: 10.4992/jjpsy.67.42.
This study examined how the level of desire to acquire an ability and the perceived probability that it may be acquired affect self-assessment of the ability. From three categories, (1) desire to acquire is strong and desired level of acquisition is high, (2) desire is strong and desired level of acquisition is average, and (3) desire is weak, ten abilities each were chosen by each of 77 undergraduates. They also indicated the perceived probability that each ability might be acquired. Then, self-assessment behavior for each ability was measured with the choice and preference among four tasks that differed in terms of ability diagnosticity. The main results were as follows: (a) High-diagnostic tasks were chosen more often than the others, regardless of the desire to acquire and the probability. (b) Preference for high-diagnostic tasks was stronger when the desired acquisition level was high or average and the perceived probability was high. (c) Subjects' reason for self-assessment was their need to acquire accurate self-knowledge. The results suggest that expectation of future self-enhancement affects the likelihood of self-assessment behavior.
本研究考察了获取某种能力的欲望水平以及对其可能获得的感知概率如何影响对该能力的自我评估。从三类情况中，即（1）获取欲望强烈且期望的获取水平高，（2）欲望强烈但期望的获取水平中等，以及（3）欲望微弱，77名本科生分别从每类中选取了10种能力。他们还表明了对每种能力可能获得的感知概率。然后，通过在能力诊断性不同的四项任务中的选择和偏好来测量对每种能力的自我评估行为。主要结果如下：（a）无论获取欲望和概率如何，高诊断性任务的选择频率都高于其他任务。（b）当期望的获取水平高或中等且感知概率高时，对高诊断性任务的偏好更强。（c）受试者进行自我评估的原因是他们需要获得准确的自我认知。结果表明，对未来自我提升的期望会影响自我评估行为的可能性。
