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Self-enhancement bias is the tendency to portray oneself in a positive light.

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Is it true that self-enhancement bias is the tendency to portray oneself in a positive light?

Yes. Multiple scholarly sources and reference texts support the definition of self-enhancement bias as the psychological tendency to view and portray oneself in a positive or favorable light.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Wikipedia: Social stigma
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Wikipedia: Social stigma. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_stigma

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Psychology Press: The self in social psychology
1999
Defines the motive and tendency to view the self in a favorable light.
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Psychology Press: The self in social psychology. (1999). Psychology Press. https://archive.org/details/selfinsocialpsyc0000unse

Profile Books: Confidence : overcoming low self-esteem, insecurity, and self-doubt
2013
Notes the strong need for people to see themselves in a positive light.
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author, C. T. (2013). Profile Books: Confidence : overcoming low self-esteem, insecurity, and self-doubt. Profile Books. https://archive.org/details/confidenceoverco0000cham

Allyn and Bacon: Self : an eclectic approach
1996
Refers to self-esteem enhancement motives.
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E, O. R. (1996). Allyn and Bacon: Self : an eclectic approach. Allyn and Bacon. https://archive.org/details/selfeclecticappr0000osbo

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: Handbook of social comparison : theory and research
2000
Explicitly defines self-enhancement.
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Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: Handbook of social comparison : theory and research. (2000). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. https://archive.org/details/handbookofsocial0000unse_p7g6

J. Wiley: Social beings : core motives in social psychology
2004
Describes putting oneself first and viewing oneself in a positive light.
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T, F. S. (2004). J. Wiley: Social beings : core motives in social psychology. J. Wiley. https://archive.org/details/socialbeingscore0000fisk

Psychology Press: The self
2007
Notes that self-enhancement leads to recalling the past in a positive light.
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Psychology Press: The self. (2007). Psychology Press. https://archive.org/details/self0000unse_j0x4

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