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Christoph Heine

Research Psychologist, Witten/Herdecke University, Germany

Christoph Heine is a psychologist and personality researcher at Witten/Herdecke University in Germany. His work focuses on motivated (self-)perception, specifically examining individual differences in self-knowledge and self-awareness.

Written by Christoph Heine

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The self

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What makes some of us crave self-insight more than others?

Some people have a powerful desire to understand themselves, but their path to self-knowledge is rarely straightforward

by Christoph Heine