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self-assessment  

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  • Self-assessment, or the desire to know the truth about oneself, is one of four self-evaluation motives that pervade the study of the self. Self-assessment is characterized by a motivation to accurately evaluate one's self or self-concept. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Self-Assessment]

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