Implicit self-esteem’s distinctive prediction is that effects strengthen with measured self-esteem.
Evidence
Interpreting various findings in terms of implicit self-esteem does not require abandoning their other, existing theoretical interpretations. In some cases, the existing interpretations describe plausible mechanisms by which implicit self-esteem may operate. However, the implicit self-esteem interpretation goes beyond other interpretations in predicting that the various effects should be moderated by self-esteem. That is, there should be stronger implicit manifestations of self-esteem for subjects who are higher in self-esteem. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition, 172
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies how the implicit self-esteem construct is demarcated from other theories: its distinctive falsifiable prediction is the moderation by self-esteem.
- XREF: connects to: Self-esteem operates implicitly through self-serving judgment biases that also buttress the self. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 152; Implicit self-esteem predicts effects have self-esteem as moderator