?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Noticing+the+self%3A+Implicit+assessment+of+self-focused+attention+using+word+recognition+latencies&rft.creator=Eichstaedt%2C+Dr+Jan&rft.creator=Silvia%2C+Dr+Paul+J.&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Social+Psychology&rft.description=Self-focused+attention+is+difficult+to+measure.+Two+studies+developed+an+implicit+measure+of+self-focus+based+on+word+recognition+latencies.+Self-focused+attention+activates+self-content%2C+so+self-focused+people+should+recognize+self-relevant+words+more+quickly.+Study+1+measured+individual-differences+in+self-focused+attention.+People+scoring+high+in+private+self-consciousness+recognized+self-relevant+words+more+quickly.+Study+2+manipulated+objective+self-awareness+with+a+writing+task.+People+who+wrote+about+distinctive+self-aspects+(high+self-awareness)+recognized+self-relevant+words+more+quickly+compared+to+people+who+wrote+about+a+neutral+topic+(low+self-awareness)+and+people+who+did+no+writing+(control).+The+discussion+considers+implications+for+future+research+on+self-focused+attention.&rft.date=2003&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3272%2F1%2F04_Social_Cognition%252C_Noticing_the_Self.pdf&rft.identifier=++Eichstaedt%2C+Dr+Jan+and+Silvia%2C+Dr+Paul+J.++(2003)+Noticing+the+self%3A+Implicit+assessment+of+self-focused+attention+using+word+recognition+latencies.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3272%2F