Investigated the effects of rank ordering stimuli on subsequent magnitude ratings of these and other stimuli with 5 experiments. In Exps I and II, 203 undergraduate Ss rank ordered 6 environmental issues in terms of their importance. Results show that ranking stimuli from “most” to “least” led to more extreme ratings than ranking them from… Continue reading Effects of rank ordering stimuli on magnitude ratings of these and other stimuli
Keyword: Classification (Cognitive Process)
Constructing reality and its alternatives: An inclusion/exclusion model of assimilation and contrast effects in social judgment
build on . . . previous theorizing as well as on recent research . . . emphasizing the role of categorization processes in the operation of numerous variables known to elicit assimilation and contrast effects / focusing explicitly on the interplay of cognitive accessibility and the categorization of accessible information provides a heuristically fruitful integrative… Continue reading Constructing reality and its alternatives: An inclusion/exclusion model of assimilation and contrast effects in social judgment
The size of context effects in social judgment
Emphasizing the role of information accessibility and categorization processes, the authors have proposed the inclusion/exclusion model (Schwarz and Bless, 1992a) as a general framework for conceptualizing assimilation and contrast effects in social judgment. Building on theorizing by Barsalou (1987), Herr et al (1983), Kahneman and Miller (1986), and Martin (1986), the model offers predictions about… Continue reading The size of context effects in social judgment
Context effects in political judgement: Assimilation and contrast as a function of categorization processes
Demonstrates that thinking about a given politician may result in assimilation as well as contrast effects in evolutions of the politician's party. Participants were 146 German college students in Exp 1 and 32 in Exp 2. Assimilation effects were observed when an experimental categorization task elicited the inclusion of a highly respected politician in the… Continue reading Context effects in political judgement: Assimilation and contrast as a function of categorization processes
Personalized versus generalized benefits of stereotype disconfirmation: Trade-offs in the evaluation of atypical exemplars and their social groups
Reported 2 studies investigating the impact of how a stereotype-inconsistent exemplar is categorized. In both studies, participants were presented with a description about a specific target and worked on different categorization tasks. 160 college students participated in Exp 1. 94 students participated in Exp 2. Categorization tasks eliciting an inclusion of the target into the… Continue reading Personalized versus generalized benefits of stereotype disconfirmation: Trade-offs in the evaluation of atypical exemplars and their social groups
Reducing context effects by adding context information: The direction and size of context effects in political judgment
This article investigates how the activation of a specific exemplar influences the direction and the size of context effects on evaluative judgments about other specific exemplars or about a superordinate category. Ss were 125 college students. The activation of an untrustworthy politician decreased judgments of trustworthiness of politicians in general but increased judgments of the… Continue reading Reducing context effects by adding context information: The direction and size of context effects in political judgment