Bonnel Klentz
Bonnel Klentz is a researcher and co-author of the 1979 Halloween field studies on self-awareness.
Who they are
The work of Bonnel Klentz reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Objective Self-Awareness, Self-Focus Cue.
Key papers
Beaman, A. L., Klentz, B., Diener, E., & Svanum, S. (1979). Self-awareness and transgression in children: Two field studies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37(10), 1835-1846. What it reports: Two field studies of Halloween trick-or-treaters told to take one candy. Study one, 363 children: a mirror behind the bowl reduced rule-breaking only among children first identified by name and address, not anonymous children; the effect also differed by age; the first child's behaviour set an informal norm that interacted with the stated rule. Study two, 349 subjects: results repeated; without a stated rule, self-aware children took less candy than those not self-aware.
Key ideas
Objective Self-Awareness: The state in which attention turns to the self as an object, so that a person compares their behaviour with their own standards.
Self-Focus Cue: A mirror, a camera or a recording of one's own voice, used to turn a person's attention toward themselves.
Sources
- Beaman, A. L., Klentz, B., Diener, E., & Svanum, S. (1979). Self-awareness and transgression in children: Two field studies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37(10), 1835-1846.