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Self-perception theory (SPT) is an account of attitude formation developed by psychologist Daryl Bem.[1][2] It asserts that people develop their attitudes (when there is no previous attitude due to a lack of experience, etc.—and the emotional response is ambiguous) by observing their own behavior and concluding what attitudes must have caused it. The theory is counterintuitive in nature, as the conventional wisdom is that attitudes determine behaviors. Furthermore, the theory suggests that people induce attitudes without accessing internal cognition and mood states.[3] The person interprets their own overt behaviors rationally in the same way they attempt to explain others' behaviors. In an attempt to decide if individuals induce their attitudes as observers without accessing their internal states, Bem used interpersonal simulations, in which an "observer-participant" is given a detailed description of one condition of a cognitive dissonance experiment. Subjects listened to a tape of a

Self-perception theory - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Account of attitude formation developed by psychologist Daryl Bem Not to be confused with Self-awareness , Self-concept , Self-consciousness , or Self-image . This article needs more citations . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources: "Self-perception theory" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( June 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Part of a series on The Self ( Outline ) Cons

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