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Basic Guide to Understanding
ACTION IDENTIFICATION THEORY
VALLACHER'S & WEGNER'S
HIERARCHY OF ACT IDENTITIES FOR AN ACTION
Higher-level identities
WHY do this?
"I w ful an l m t to ara ru tho n a n!"
General/abstract understanding of the action.
Lower-level identities
HOW to do this?
Specific details of the action.
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3 PRINCIPLES OF ACTION IDENTIFICATION
1
2
Intention to act
Choose highest-level act
Asses how well the
identity and actually do
action is being
something. Without this
performed and
principle, people would be
monitor future actions.
3
Flights of fancy
“buried in thought.”
Coming back down to Earth Obstacles and personal difficulty in achieving the goal can derail the undertaken action. So, choose a lower & more manageable act identity to regain control.