Attraction and hostility find expression in almost every variety of
human relationship, and have consequently provided a central theme
for social psychology since its beginnings. Yet attempts to
conceptualize the diverse phenomena embraced in these terms have
produced theories of such wide generality that they have little
explanatory or predictive force. The object of the present study is
to bring precision to a vast and sprawling area by setting limits
and dimensions to the phenomena and investigating them
experimentally on the basis of a series of hypotheses derived from
a critical analysis of current conceptual approaches, including
frustration, need-satisfaction, and dissonance models. The
programme of experimental studies focuses on cognitive validation-a
motivation to form and maintain subjectively valid evaluations of
the self and the social environment-which is shown to be a common
denominator of a number of attraction and hostility measures. The
results throw light on reactions to boastfulness and to
self-debasement; impressions of persons who are described by biased
informants; effects of self-evaluation on competitiveness, and the
projection of unfavourable characteristics. The interest of the
study for social psychologists derives both from its theoretical
integration of a wide range of behaviour and from its contribution
to experimental design.
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