self-consistency theory
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Dec 13, 2022
Balcetis: People Prefer Negative Feedback That Confirms Existing Self-Perceptions
“Sometimes counterintuitively, we'd rather get negative feedback about ourselves than positive feedback. We relish that if it's consistent with what we think is true about ourselves. That getting something that maybe is even positive or at least neutral that is…”