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  2. Continuum model of impression formation - Wikipedia

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    In the original model, personal relevance is synonymous with motivational relevance. If the perceiver is intrigued by the individual or if the individual is not irrelevant to them, the perceiver then becomes motivated to attend to more individuating characteristics and change the impression that resulted from initial categorization. [ 1 ]

  3. Self-reference effect - Wikipedia

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    For example, older adults exhibit increased recall when using self-generated strategies that rely on personally relevant information (e.g., important birthdates) relative to other mnemonic strategies. However, research has shown that there are some differences between older adults and younger adults use of the self-reference advantage.

  4. Personal life - Wikipedia

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    Personal life is the course or state of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity. [ 1 ] Apart from hunter-gatherers , most pre-modern peoples' time was limited by the need to meet necessities such as food and shelter through subsistence farming ; leisure time was scarce ...

  5. Self-enhancement - Wikipedia

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    Personal relevance of a particular ability: when the domain is not relevant to oneself reflection will occur and when the domain is relevant comparison will occur. Reflection: one will undergo self-enhancement (pride) when the other does well, but self-derogation (shame) when the other does poorly.

  6. Identity (social science) - Wikipedia

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    Identity is the set of qualities, beliefs, personality traits, appearance, or expressions that characterize a person or a group. [1] [2] [3] [4]Identity emerges during childhood as children start to comprehend their self-concept, and it remains a consistent aspect throughout different stages of life.

  7. Meaningful life - Wikipedia

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    In many cases, the two overlap: a meaningful life is often important in some sense and finding importance in life can act as a key to making life meaningful. However, it has been argued that this is not always true. So there may be cases in which the two come apart. [20] [21] [22] Importance is usually defined in terms of having an impact on ...

  8. Self-affirmation - Wikipedia

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    For example, self-integrity can take the form of being independent, intelligent, a helpful member of a society, part of a family, and/or part of a group. Threats against a person's self-integrity are events or messages that imply an individual is not good or adequate in a personally relevant domain.

  9. Personal fulfillment - Wikipedia

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    Personal fulfillment is achievement of life goals which are important to an individual, in contrast to the goals of society, family and other collective obligations. [1] Personal fulfillment is an ongoing journey for a human individual. It commences when an individual starts becoming conscious of oneself and one's surroundings.