“…Finally, the influence of the self-concept on selective social information seeking was also noted by Swann, Krull, and Pelham (1987), who showed that low self-esteem, but not temporarily induced dysphoric mood, led to a preference for questions that probed for negative feedback about self. On the other hand, however, some studies (Clark & Teasdale, 1982;Slife, Miura, Thompson, & Shapiro, 1984) (1987), who concluded from their literature review that "mood, independent of diagnosis, may be considered to act as a switching device that activates or deactivates schemata" (p. 37).…”