FIRST ANNUAL SESP PRECONFERENCE ON THE SELF

October 1996

Sturbridge, MA

Organizers: Constantine Sedikides and Dianne Tice

PROGRAM

Openning Remarks: 8.45-9.00am
Constantine Sedikides - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Morning Session: 9.00-12.00 noon

The Self in Cognition
Stanley Klein - University of California, Santa Barbara

The Self in Affect
Jerry Suls - University of Iowa

Self and Self-Esteem
Jennifer Crocker - University of Michigan

The Self in Motivation
William Swann - University of Texas, Austin

The Self in Intergroup Context
Marilynn Brewer - The Ohio State University

Discussants
Roy Baumeister - Case Western Reserve University
Tory Higgins - Columbia University

First Afternoon Session: 2.00-3.30pm

SELF-EVALUATION

Dispelling Myths About Social Comparison
Joanne Wood - University of Waterloo

Casual Uncertainty: A Model of Motivated Social Cognition
Gifford Weary - The Ohio State University

The Self and Uncertainty Orientation: The Who Question Revisited
Richard M. Sorrentino and Christopher J.R. Roney - University of Western Ontario

Dynamic Stability in Self-Evaluation"
Robin Vallacher - Florida Atlantic University

Second Afternoon Session: 3.45-5.15pm

SELF-REGULATION

A PRISM Theory of Self-Regulation
Jay Hull - Dartmouth College

The Self in Self-Handicapping
Fred Rhodewalt - University of Utah

Optimism and Coping
Charles Carver - University of Miami

Implicit Self-Esteem: The Measure
Antony Greenwald - University of Washington